NRL: NZ Warriors star Shaun Johnson sidelined another month with recurrence of Achilles injury

NZ Warriors star Shaun Johnson faces another extended period on the sidelines, after aggravating an longstanding Achilles tendon niggle that has plagued him most of this NRL season.

After his team's devastating 66-6 defeat to Gold Coast Titans - equalling the club's worst-ever losing margin - the veteran half pulled up lame with a tight hamstring and seemed a marginal prospect to suit up this week.

Coach Andrew Webster has confirmed Johnson won't be available for at least a month, but refuses to put an exact time on his return.

"Obviously, he had some ice on his hamstring and some tightness on the weekend," he said. "Shaun rehabbed it [the Achilles] and it felt amazing, but he's not come back the way he wanted and you could see you couldn't do what he needed to do.

"We're just going to makes sure, when we get good signs - he's training with the team and doing well - we'll bring him back. He's just not physically there, and he's tried and tried.

"He was feeling really good and training, but it wasn't what he wanted. We made the decision - and we're all on board with it - that we'll give him whatever the right amount of time is to get him back in food shape."

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NZ Warriors star Shaun Johnson faces another extended period on the sidelines, after aggravating an longstanding Achilles tendon niggle that has plagued him most of this NRL season.

After his team's devastating 66-6 defeat to Gold Coast Titans - equalling the club's worst-ever losing margin - the veteran half pulled up lame with a tight hamstring and seemed a marginal prospect to suit up this week.

Coach Andrew Webster has confirmed Johnson won't be available for at least a month, but refuses to put an exact time on his return.

"Obviously, he had some ice on his hamstring and some tightness on the weekend," he said. "Shaun rehabbed it [the Achilles] and it felt amazing, but he's not come back the way he wanted and you could see you couldn't do what he needed to do.

"We're just going to makes sure, when we get good signs - he's training with the team and doing well - we'll bring him back. He's just not physically there, and he's tried and tried.

"He was feeling really good and training, but it wasn't what he wanted. We made the decision - and we're all on board with it - that we'll give him whatever the right amount of time is to get him back in food shape."

More to come

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