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The Canterbury Bulldogs will be without Jacob Preston in the upcoming weeks due to a hairline fracture of the jaw, as confirmed by recent scans.
Preston, a second-rower, sustained the injury during the Bulldogs’ narrow loss to the South Sydney Rabbitohs on Good Friday, following a head clash in the second half of the match.
After the incident, Preston remained motionless on the ground for several seconds, prompting the club’s medical staff to conduct a head injury assessment. Despite initially being assessed with Grade 2 symptoms, which allowed him to undertake the assessment and potentially return to play upon passing, Preston continued to experience discomfort.
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Although Preston was permitted to return to the field following the assessment, it has since been revealed that he played the remainder of the game with a hairline fracture of the jaw, as confirmed by scans conducted on Saturday morning.
As a result of the injury, Preston is expected to miss at least three weeks of action for the Bulldogs. His absence will coincide with that of Josh Addo-Carr, who sustained Grade 1 concussion symptoms during the same match. Addo-Carr will be subject to the mandatory 11-day stand-down period, meaning he will also be unavailable for the upcoming clash against the Sydney Roosters.
Preston is likely to miss subsequent matches, including Round 6 against the Melbourne Storm and Round 7 against the Newcastle Knights, before potentially returning to action in Round 9 against the Wests Tigers following a bye week.