Melbourne Storm

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Christian Welch

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'Mum was crying': Injured Storm star can't fight back tears in ... (Fox Sports)

'Mum was crying': Injured Storm star can't fight back tears in heartbreaking interview.

He is going to be a massive loss for the club.” “But this guy was set up to have one of the best seasons of his career. Achilles injuries are tough to come back from, they are one of the hardest to bounce back from. Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Welch addmitted he “heard a pop” when he suffered the injury. But the big one, Welch. “We talk about all the fancy players, all the superstars of our game, but Christian Welch is the absolute rock of the Melbourne Storm,” he said.

Melbourne Storm eye up replacements after losing Christian Welch ... (ABC News)

Craig Bellamy confirms Melbourne will look to bring players into their squad after a horror early run of injuries, with NSW Origin star Tariq Sims a likely ...

"My responsibility in the team is moving up a bit. "I just tried to keep their job simple. Me and Paps [Ryan Papenhuyzen] put it on ourselves to step up a bit in the spine and try and take over a bit."

Champion 'so classy' after NRL nightmare (NEWS.com.au)

Newly-minted Melbourne Storm captain Christian Welch has delivered a heartbreaking interview after suffering a serious injury in round one.

Go from first game as captain of this great club and you’re probably going to be out for the year. “Probably the proudest moment of my career to be honest,” Welch said. Any role the team needs, I’ll be doing.” “I heard a big pop — it’s not good when you hear pops. “Pretty tough night. “Just kind of shattered.

Injury crisis forces Storm to explore player market (NRL.COM)

The Storm may consider an approach for Dragons forward Tariq Sims as a replacement for injured prop and co-captain Christian Welch after Saturday night's ...

“Obviously it is really disappointing for George, and certainly Christian," Bellamy said of the Queensland Origin prop. More so Christian, he has missed two full years with ACLs so it is really tough for him. His is obviously less severe … but the other two will miss basically the season. We are going to have to find some extra players from somewhere." I was really confident tonight in Alec being able to put the effort in ... but I am not quite sure we have got any more Alec’s left. "We will have a bit of interest in a few players," Bellamy said.

'Mum was crying': Melbourne Storm star breaks down in brutal moment (Yahoo News NZ)

Melbourne Storm's Christian Welch has choked back tears after discussing a devastating round one injury that looks like ruling him out of the entire NRL ...

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Storm eyeing rival NRL star to soothe injury crisis (Wide World of Sports)

Craig Bellamy is already dealing with a growing injury crisis and won't rule out courting rival players to ...

we're going to have to find some extra players from somewhere." When asked whether the Storm was a potential destination for Sims, Bellamy responded "not at the moment" but refused to rule out a play for the NSW forward in the future. In the comeback win over the Tigers, which saw the Storm stretched at times in defence by an improved Wests team, the Storm lost Brandon Smith, George Jennings and Christian Welch to serious injuries, with Welch suffering a confirmed ruptured Achilles.