Broncos Face Injury Crisis, Facing Canterbury

0:00It's April 20th. This is Adelaide News today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Cory with the story. The Brisbane Broncos are deep in an injury nightmare right now, with Star Prop Pain Ha sidelined for six to eight weeks after a grade three medial, ligament, tear, and his knee. Adding to the pain, teammate Cory Jensen landed in hospital with a pulmonary embolism, a series blood clot in his lung, and he's expected to miss several weeks while he recovers. Meanwhile, full-back Jesse Arthur's picked up a tear in his leg membrane during the same game, and center katoney stags battled through a foot strain, but now faces more time out. That's on top of their recent win over the West Tigers, but the bill is piling up fast. This hits hard as the Broncos gear up to host Canterbury on Friday night, with 13 players either ruled out or touched and go. It's bad news not just for the team, but for New South Wales too, since Haas won't suit up for the state of origin opener. On a brighter note, Hooker Cory Pigs is back after a one-week concussion layoff, and

1:02Rookie prop Vah Samu could make his NRL debut off the bench. Nineteen-year-old center Antonio Verhoeven might step in for stags, while Haas per ham, eyes a full-back star against his old club. The Broncos staff is scrambling to patch things together, but with so many question marks, Friday showdown could expose just how thin they're. Stretched? Keep an eye on how they adapt down the stretch.