There were fears Ryan Papenhuyzen would miss the entire 2023 season, but the Storm star is suddenly the club’s finals trump card.
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The star fullback has been out for more than a year after he suffered a shocking knee injury against Canberra last season that forced him overseas to try to get his body right.
There were fears Papenhuyzen would miss all of 2023, but he’s posted positive updates on social media in recent weeks and could be the trump card the club plays heading into the finals.
I reckon Iâm only a few weeks away now. Good couple of weeks at training. Back into contact , back into everything really. Now just topping up some kâs in the legs , then we goodie ðºð¼
— Ryan Papenhuyzen (@ryanpapenhuyzen) July 22, 2023
“He’s getting close to playing…