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Leigh Leopards head coach Adrian Lam has offered some injury news with a long-term blow confirmed amid a flurry of possible returnees.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Leopards have been without plenty of key players for extended periods, so much so that only Lachlan Lam<\/a>, Isaac Liu and Owen Trout have featured in every Super League game so far in 2025.<\/p>\n Key spine players such as David Armstrong and Gaz O\u2019Brien have missed significant time whilst the outside backs in the injury room has been like a carousel with Tesi Niu and Bailey Hodgson the only players to make more than 10 appearances in those positions.<\/p>\n Leigh fans will therefore be pleased to know that Adrian Lam confirmed all players barring Aaron Pene and Louis Brogan, who has just suffered a long-term injury, will be in contention for next week\u2019s game against Catalans Dragons.<\/p>\n The week off for the Challenge Cup has ensured that the \u2018niggling\u2019 injuries, that have persisted for so many players, have had time to settle.<\/p>\n Lam explained: \u201cObviously, we would rather have been in the final there but having said that, we have had a lot of niggly injuries and still there are some there, but we\u2019re certainly heading in the right direction.<\/p>\n \u201cEven this week, I could see the players buzzing. There\u2019s a bit of a jump in their step this week as opposed to the last couple of weeks when it\u2019s been really difficult, actually.\u201d<\/p>\n David Armstrong touted to kick on as Bailey Hodgson praised<\/p>\n One of the players who will benefit from time off is David Armstrong with the Leigh full-back having played eight of the 13 games so far but failing to complete on several occasions.<\/p>\n The Round 13 win over Huddersfield<\/a> was one of those occassions but Adrian Lam agreed that the week away has massively helped their NRL recruit, who he\u2019s backed to keep improving.<\/p>\n On that beneficial week, Lam said: \u201cAbsolutely. David\u2019s missed a lot of the season and needs to play as often as he can.<\/p>\n \u201cI still think David\u2019s six weeks or eight weeks away from playing his best rugby if that comes this year, given whether the niggles continue but we\u2019re backing him on that.<\/p>\n \u201cBailey Hodgson\u2019s been putting a lot of pressure on. He\u2019s been playing some great rugby as well so it\u2019s been difficult to find a place for both of them, but we have.\u201d<\/p>\n Hodgson has filled in where needed with appearances all across the backline and Lam explained that the 22-year-old has embraced that role.<\/p>\n \u201cI think for Bailey, we\u2019ve communicated really, really well together,\u201d he confirmed, adding: \u201cHe\u2019s a quiet player off the field so, the communication\u2019s important, but he understands his role right at this point of the season. He\u2019s played all but one game so he\u2019s certainly helped the club.\u201d<\/p>\n Leigh Leopards forward set for long-term lay-off<\/p>\n Among the other key players that have missed time is Gaz O\u2019Brien and Lam has confirmed the Leigh Leopards playmaker to be a \u201c50-50 chance\u201d of playing against Wakefield Trinity on Sunday.<\/p>\n The off-contract 33-year-old could still be part of Leigh\u2019s plans next year with Adrian Lam speaking on the club\u2019s \u2018hope\u2019 to retain him<\/a>, however, the veteran has played just three of six games since then on account of failed HIAs and injuries.<\/p>\n Looking forward to Sunday, Lam explained: \u201cWe\u2019ll probably add him into the squad and he\u2019s probably a 50-50 chance of playing. So, we\u2019ll give him right up until kick-off and then we\u2019ll consult with the doctor and the specialist to see whether or not it\u2019s the right thing to do.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019ll either play this week or next week, either one.\u201d<\/p>\n Another of those who has been a major impact player is Ethan O\u2019Neill and he\u2019s set for a return against Catalans next week, with the injury to Louis Brogan the only negative news.<\/p>\n Adrian Lam stated: \u201cThe only other player that\u2019s been injured this week is Louis Brogan, so he\u2019ll be out long term now.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s done his knee. It wasn\u2019t ideal, but we got some scans back yesterday, so we\u2019ll process that and give him the support around that.<\/p>\n \u201cHaving said that, like I said, there\u2019s two or three that are available to come back into the picture next week.\u201d<\/p>\n 3\ufe0f\u20e3 \ud835\uddd7\ud835\uddd4\ud835\uddec\ud835\udde6 \ud835\udde7\ud835\udde2 \ud835\uddda\ud835\udde2 \ud83d\udc06<\/p>\n \ud835\udde7\ud835\udde5\ud835\udddc\ud835\udde1\ud835\udddc\ud835\udde7\ud835\uddec \ud835\ude03\ud835\ude00 \ud835\udddf\ud835\uddd8\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde3\ud835\uddd4\ud835\udde5\ud835\uddd7\ud835\udde6<\/p>\n SUN 15 JUNE | 2:30PM KO | DIY KITCHENS BELLE VUE<\/p>\n \ud83c\udf9f https:\/\/t.co\/uzo6bsDxql<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Leigh Leopards (@LeighLeopardsRL) June 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n
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