YOUNG gun Brock Lamb is unlikely to return for the Newcastle Knights before the end of the season after undergoing reconstructive surgery on his shoulder.
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The West Maitland junior has been sidelined since suffering a grade three syndesmosis injury to his right ankle in the Knights’ 20-12 loss to the Wests Tigers at Campbelltown on May 21.
Initially, it was hoped the 19-year-old play-maker would be back on deck for the final month of the season.
He remains in a cam boot and now his left shoulder is in a sling.
Lamb, who had been playing with a shoulder injury, went under the knife for a clean up but the damage was worse than anticipated and required an arthroscopic reconstruction.
Meanwhile, fellow Maitland junior Robbie Rochow has no doubts he will be better for the run after conceding that his match fitness was “not quite there” against the Dragons.
The back-rower played 57 minutes off the bench in his return from a 10-week lay-off with a broken arm.