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Whitehead points to his dislocated finger.
News by Matt Encarnacion and Jasper Bruce 23rd May 2021 11:54 AM
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If fans needed any more evidence that Elliott Whitehead is one of the NRLâs toughest forwards, they got it on Saturday night.
His side down 12-10 early in the second half, the Raiders captain emerged from a tackle clutching his left hand and hunching over.
With Canberra on the attack, he signalled to the bench and gestured to his hand. Cameras then revealed the gruesome extent of the Englishmanâs injury: a dislocated finger bent at an alarming angle.