Melbourne Storm's five-eighth and Queensland Maroons State of Origin captain, Cameron Munster, has provided insights into his recent knee injury.
He disclosed that a piece of cartilage became lodged in his knee joint, contributing to his setback.
Currently recuperating, Munster shared his experience on the 167 Podcast, stating that his knee had been causing issues for several weeks before it eventually locked up following the State of Origin decider.
"I was getting my weeks strapped and getting it pulled across," Munster noted during the podcast.
He continued, "That was because of the joint in my knee that wasn't great. It was a bit grumbly."
Munster added, "It started to get to a stage in the Manly game where I was like this doesn't feel right and it's not doing a lot for my joint now."
Upon entering Origin camp, he mentioned, "Then I got into Origin camp, kept training gradually and by the stage of the weekend, it blew up like a balloon."
Before the game, he had fluid drained, stating, "I didn't do a whole heap in captain's run, and got fluid taken out of it before the game."
Regarding the Origin match, he remarked, "I'm not sure if I did more damage to it in the Origin game, but after the Origin game, it kept locking up on me."
He revealed, "I had a decent bit of cartilage knocked off the knee and it got stuck into the back of my joint. It wouldn't come out."
Finally, Munster concluded, "All I have to do now is wait for the wounds to heal and I should be fine, but I think it's like three or four weeks."