Grade 2 ligament tear, according to Chester. Quick internet search suggests up to 8 weeks out. Without Campo's composure and Kelly's x-factor, these 8s look a lot more daunting. Thank goodness we managed to salvage a result today.

And then there's the cup final. Even if he got himself in contention for the timely boost, would memories of Gavin Miller in 86 mean we'd be more reluctant to take the risk?

Devastating.

You can't play on an eight week injury in three weeks, particularly not a ligament.

Luck has not been our friend with injuries this season.

How many of our front line players have we lost this season for a large number of games.

4-6 weeks is a more likely time frame so depending on how fast he recovers (some players recover faster than others ) he could still make Wembley

The club via Chezzie on the Hull Kr website has already indicated that he's likely to miss the CC final at Wembley, but I get the distinct impression it's one of those fork tongued, open to interpretation type of communications they keep churning out just to keep us all guessing. Might be 3 to 4 weeks, but more likely 6 to 7 weeks. We will play it day by day, week by week, miracles happen.

Our roller-coaster season knows no limits. Today's win at Leigh has got me feeling a whole lot more optimistic anyway.

If as is likely, Albo misses out at Wembley, then step up Dane Chisholm. If he plays a blinder at half back in the Wembley final, then he'll be a starter for the Bulldogs next year, so he has got it all to play for.

Get him in the hyperbaric chamber, for the next three weeks.

In the meantime I will dedicate The Secret Hill Top Lair to advancements in building artificial knee ligaments.

8 weeks seemed like worst case. Grades 1 and 2 were estimated at 2-8 weeks, and it seems a fair assumption that grade 2 will be closer to 8 weeks than 2. Hopefully he may be back for the last 2 or 3 games of the 8s, but it does seem that Wembley would be pushing it.
Fingers crossed, but much as we might feel that we need him, if he's only half fit, it just isn't worth it.

Just gutting news. Sick to the back teeth with injuries this year. Especially to our star larkers. This surely can't go on season after season. Imagine what we could of done this year with Campese, and Kelly together all season with Mitch also.

In fairness we only got some of these as we were the club who would gamble on their fitness campo , Kelly, Dixon , for the most part it's paid off (sort of)

Gutted for him if he misses the final. Done more than anyone to get us there and seems genuinely excited at the prospect of playing.
Hope it's a pre caution and a smoke screen to put Leeds off but doubt it as we need to stay up.
If he misses the final then it's down to playing/training an injured player again.
Really hope he makes it. For him.

I think we knew that we were taking a couple of gambles on Campese and Kelly. And arguably they paid off, to some extent at least - when fit they're outstanding.
And to me taking on two like that halfs the risk, rather than doubling it. But now we face the downside, and just have to get on with it.

tbf, though less likely, it could have happened with two halfbacks with excellent previous fitness records.

The team that walks out a Wembley - well it'll have 'evolved' a fair bit even since the start of the season!

Just a thought, but maybe the club should be looking at it's fitness & conditioning teams. As has been said a few times when we ran out against Leeds in game one, we did not look fit and unfit players are more likely to get the strain type injuries. Nothing you can do about breaks, but the others....... !!

If it's truly as bad as the club are now making out, why name him in the 19 on Thursday?

And, why didn't he come off when the injury occured?

It's one of the things that bugs me about Rovers. Just let us know what our injuries are without having to all second guess on sites like this. Especially with long term injuries like this one.

John Lennon

I reckon kelly will play at Wembley, cotton wool til then and see how he goes, yesterday result gave us a massive boost in terms of being able to rest a few.

You're just a jealous guy????

OR is he sat watching the wheels go round and round

Maybe we can afford to rest a few but, I don't think we can afford to lose any more than 2 games. Could do with a big points difference boost as well as I think over just 7 games, points dif. will play a big part on final positions.

Propaganda!

Not been in there since it changed its name from Mr Qs

You don't want to........

I'm not sure it is as bad as is being made out but that is purely guesswork of course. I'd imagine if he's 75% fit he will play at Wembley. With the win over Leigh on Saturday it affords us the luxury of probably not needing him in the middle 8s now.

Don't know why some people are confident of walking these super 8's. Its one thing turning over a naive championship side but the SL sides will be a different kettle of fish home or away.

I agree to an extent but if we beat the Championship sides (which we should) then one win against one of the 3 SL sides does the job (think that's right) If we can't manage that then we don't deserve to stay up.