Ahead of their trip to Wakefield Trinity, Leopards manager Adrian Lam has announced that Leigh is in good health generally, but Louis Brogan will be out for the long run due to a knee injury sustained earlier in the week.
The versatile forward Brogan secured a contract extension last June that keeps him committed to the Leopards’ Den until the end of 2027 after joining hometown team Leigh from Swinton Lions ahead of 2024.
The 25-year-old, who made three Super League appearances for Lam’s team last season, has made eight appearances this season in all competitions and has made a name for himself in the 17.
He will now, however, be out for a long time.
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Leigh, who started the weekend in fourth place in the Super League standings, will play Wakefield on Sunday afternoon in Round 14.
Head coach Lam broke the news about Brogan during his pregame press conference on Thursday afternoon, stating: “I think every team will have welcomed the break over the Challenge Cup final week.”
“We have had a lot of niggling injuries, and there are still some there now, but we’re certainly heading in the right direction.
“Ethan (O’Neill) will be back for Catalans (away on June 21), so he’ll take a spot up somewhere in the squad then.
“The only other player that’s been injured this week is Louis (Brogan), who will be out long-term now.
“He’s done his knee, it wasn’t ideal, but we got some scans back yesterday. We’ll process that and give him some support around it.
“I think everyone next week in the Catalans game then will be just about fit for selection, apart from Aaron Pene (and Louis Brogan).”
Adrian Lam issues squad update ahead of Wakefield Trinity clash
Leigh have struggled with injuries throughout the campaign so far, but are now getting back to something like Lam would have envisaged his side looking like ahead of 2025.
Touching on a number of individuals ahead of Sunday’s game, he detailed: “In the last two or three weeks, we’ve obviously left Josh Charnley out of the team.
“It’s not ideal for Josh, but it builds pressure in those outside-backs and we haven’t had the opportunity to do that in previous games.
“Davey (Armstrong) has missed a lot of the season and needs to play as much as he can. I still think Davey’s six, maybe even eight weeks away from playing his best rugby.
“We’re backing him on that, Bailey Hodgson has been putting a lot of pressure on and it’s been difficult to find a place for both of them, but we have.
“We’ve communicated really well together (with Bailey), he understands his role at this point in the season and he’s played in all but one game playing some good rugby. He’s helped the team and the club in this first half of the season.
“We’ll add Gaz (O’Brien) back into the squad and he’s probably got a 50/50 chance of playing.
“After discussing with the expert and the doctor if playing him is the proper course of action, we’ll give him till kickoff. Either this week or the following week, he will play.
“Gaz is a quiet guy who just goes about his thing, but he has a big impact on how we play, and we’ve really missed him.
When Gaz returns, there will be more pressure because Ben McNamara has performed admirably in the halves, but his game sense and kicking really elevate us.
