Injured Buderus to miss Dragons clash
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Bitter blow... Danny Buderus bowed out of Origin with a third straight series loss. (AAP Image: Paul Miller)
Newcastle skipper Danny Buderus could miss up to six weeks after reports he sustained a knee injury in the final State of Origin match on Wednesday.
Buderus has been ruled out of the Knights' clash against St George Illawarra tonight, after leading the Blues to a 16-10 loss to Queensland at Sydney's Olympic stadium.
An MRI scan late yesterday revealed Buderus has fractured a bone in his left knee.
The Knights have dropped out of the NRL top eight after losing their last two games.
Knights centre Adam MacDougall says a win tonight is crucial and the veteran is keen to get back on the field after missing last week's game with the flu.
"Hoping to get a big crowd there to support us it really is somewhat of a grand final for us," he said.
"We've fallen outside the top eight so this game takes a massive significance for us."
