Knights overrun Raiders
The Newcastle Knights beat the Canberra Raiders in the NRL.
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Canberra Raiders centre Blake Ferguson could have a broken cheek bone as a result of an apparent shoulder charge by Knights hooker Danny Buderus in the 28-12 loss at Newcastle on Sunday.
Ferguson took to Twitter to voice his concern over the second-half injury, despite playing out the rest of the game.
"Mite (sic) have a broken cheek," he tweeted on Easter Monday.
Injured ... Blake Ferguson has a suspected broken cheek bone from Sunday's game against Newcastle. Photo: Colleen Petch
"In a world of hurt gotta drive back to Canberra from newy!! Long drive ahead lucky got me lil bro here!! #thinkingpositive"
The shoulder charge was controversially banned before the 2013 season, but no action was taken against Buderus.
Ferguson lay on the ground for some time following the hit and his coach David Furner was perplexed there was no penalty awarded.
"I'm very surprised – very, very surprised," Furner said after the game.
"There's been a lot of 'hoo-ha' about it. I had a quick look at it on the replay [after the game] and it summed it up."
There's also an injury cloud over young winger Jack Wighton with concerns he may have broken his wrist after getting tackled by Akuila Uate in the air while trying to catch a high bomb.
Raiders hooker Glenn Buttriss (shoulder) and winger Sandor Earl (hamstring) will also be assessed.
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