Dragons prop Hame Sele is likely to be sidelined for the rest of the season after being diagnosed with a serious heart condition.
In “distressing” scenes on Saturday night, Sele was forced off after experiencing chest pain in the first half of the Dragons’ loss to the Bulldogs.
The Dragons said in a statement on Sunday that Sele didn’t experience an irregular heartbeat, rather a “flu illness” however, The Daily Telegraph has reported that Sele has been diagnosed with pericardial effusion, which is fluid around the sack of the heart.
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Sele was moved to a ward from emergency on Monday and is on antibiotics to treat the condition.
Fox League commentator Andrew Voss labelled the incident “rather distressing” while rugby league legend Greg Alexander said: “That‘s not your run of the mill things that happen to a player, that’s alarming” at the time.
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Teammate Moses Suli also suffered a knee injury late in his side’s clash with the Bulldogs, while Canterbury-Bankstown hooker Reed Mahoney also left the field with a shoulder concern.
INJURED IN ROUND 23
Scott Sorensen (hamstring, TBC)
Hame Sele (illness, season)
Moses Suli (knee, TBC)
Reed Mahoney (shoulder, TBC)
FULL CASUALTY WARD
BRONCOS
Payne Haas (foot, TBC)
Jock Madden (hamstring, TBC)
Fletcher Baker (knee, Round 23)
Jack Gosiewski (arm, finals)
Ben Te Kura (foot, late season)
Ezra Mam (foot, 2025)
RAIDERS
Chevy Stewart (ankle, Round 24)
Pasami Saulo (back, indefinite)
Corey Harawira-Naera (seizure/medical, indefinite)
BULLDOGS
Jaeman Salmon (jaw, Round 25)
Max King (wrist, TBC)
Karl Oloapu (neck, indefinite)
Blake Taaffe (ankle, finals)
Ryan Sutton (knee, 2025)
SHARKS
Braydon Trindall (hamstring, TBC)
Nicho Hynes (ankle, Round 26)
Kade Dykes (knee, 2025)
DOLPHINS
Jeremy Marshall-King (foot, Round 25)
Tom Flegler (shoulder, indefinite)
Tom Gilbert (knee, 2025)
Euain Aitken (pec, 2025)
TITANS
Harley Smith-Shields (hamstring, Round 25)
Tino Fa’asuamaleaui (knee, 2025)
SEA EAGLES
Josh Aloiai (knee, TBC)
Matt Lodge (biceps, Round 24)
Tolu Koula (knee, Round 25)
Lehi Hopoate (eye socket, Round 25)
Jake Arthur (foot, 2025)
STORM
Joe Chan (rested, Round 24)
Xavier Coates (hamstring, Round 25)
Bronson Garlick (back, TBC)
Jonah Pezet (knee, 2025)
KNIGHTS
Bradman Best (hamstring, TBC)
Enari Tuala (calf, TBC)
COWBOYS
Jake Granville (pectoral, TBC)
Jason Taumalolo (cheekbone, TBC)
Reuben Cotter (concussion, Round 23)
Jamayne Taunoa-Brown (Achilles, TBC)
Coen Hess (knee, 2025)
Zac Laybutt (knee, 2025)
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EELS
Kelma Tuilagi (thumb, Round 24)
Maika Sivo (hamstring, Round 24)
J’maine Hopgood (back, 2025)
Arthur Miller-Stephen (knee, 2025)
Bailey Simonsson (knee, 2025)
Junior Paulo (foot, 2025)
PANTHERS
Scott Sorensen (hamstring, TBC)
James Fisher-Harris (groin, TBC)
Paul Alamoti (forearm, TBC)
Dylan Edwards (knee, Round 24-25)
Jesse McLean (collarbone, Round 26)
RABBITOHS
Latrell Mitchell (foot, Round 24)
Lachlan Ilias (leg, indefinite)
Tyrone Munro (collarbone, 2025)
Campbell Graham (sternum, 2025)
Jai Arrow (shoulder, 2025)
Alex Johnston (Achilles, 2025)
DRAGONS
Mathew Feagai (concussion, Round 23)
Cody Ramsey (illness, indefinite)
Corey Allan (knee, 2025)
ROOSTERS
Lindsay Collins (concussion, TBC)
Dom Young (hamstring, TBC)
Nat Butcher (rib, TBC)
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (suspension, Round 25)
Billy Smith (ankle, indefinite)
Egan Butcher (knee, 2025)
WARRIORS
Dylan Walker (concussion, TBC)
Jackson Ford (knee, TBC)
Marcelo Montoya (groin, Round 23)
Adam Pompey (knee, Round 25-26)
Rocco Berry (shoulder, indefinite)
Tohu Harris (wrist, 2025)
TIGERS
Latu Fainu (concussion, TBC)
Luke Laulilii (concussion, TBC)
Staford To’a (hamstring, TBC)
Adam Doueihi (rested, Round 22)
Aidan Sezer (suspension, Round 23)
Justin Olam (knee, indefinite)
Junior Tupou (foot, indefinite)
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