Latrell INJURED, Payten extends & Kenty calls out his mate! | Kenty Blitz EP183

Warren Smith· Host0:00

[upbeat music] Welcome to Kenny Blitz, your daily hit of NRL news. Big news today, mate.

Paul Kent· Host0:06

Yeah.

Warren Smith· Host0:06

Everyone's expecting Latrell to come back and play Parramatta this week.

Paul Kent· Host0:10

Not only that, they expect him to come back and rescue the Blues. [laughs] So, uh, limped off the ... Well, didn't limp off, walked off the training paddock today. Uh, we're led to believe it's a calf injury. Uh, went for scans. Only, only play- Mm ... uh, was only on the training paddock for 30 minutes before he walked off.

Warren Smith· Host0:26

Mm.

Paul Kent· Host0:26

Uh, Souths as yet, as, you know, as of this recording right now, uh, have yet to come out and say, uh, too much about it other than, uh, confirm it's a sca- uh, calf injury and s- been sent for scans. When the results come back, I do not know. Uh, but it doesn't look good, does it?

Warren Smith· Host0:43

No. Well, they play Parramatta Thursday night and, um, if he doesn't play this game, he can't go in, given he hasn't played or was, is it since the Newcastle game I think- Yeah.

Paul Kent· Host0:53

Look- ...

Warren Smith· Host0:53

was his last game.

Paul Kent· Host0:54

And, and, and look- And that's the back injury, that's not the calf. Exactly. Uh, the other part to that though, uh, that also has to be looked at is whether he can train. Like, if- Mm ... L- New South Wales have got a really bad habit in recent years of taking players into camp who have been unable to do much of the donkey work in training. Uh, uh, with the case of McLean last game, for example- Mm ... Mitch Moses the game before. Uh, they just haven't really, I think, gone in with a clean slate and said, "Righto, from day one we're gonna