THE SCORPIONS have lost some sting from their squad this month with Daniel Abraham set to be sidelined for July because of a knee injury.
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The former NRL player and 2001 Knights premiership winner suffered the medial ligament setback in Macquarie's victory over his previous club Kurri Kurri away on June 22.
The 38-year-old, who was man-of-the-match in Macquarie's 2017 grand final triumph, has been wearing a leg brace.
He had recently switched from the forward pack to fill in at five-eighth for the Scorpions.
* SOUTHS and Central look bound for a midweek fixture between now and the end of August after Sunday's catch-up game was again washed out despite attempts to transfer grounds before the weekend.
It remains scheduled for Townson Oval. No date has yet been confirmed.
Souths already have to meet Wests on the spare weekend in August (10-11) after their round six encounter was postponed.
* AFTER two seasons north of the border the representative clash between the NSW Pioneers and Queensland Rangers doesn't appear to be moving anywhere soon.
There haven't been any preliminary talks about sharing hosting duties between the states in 2020 or beyond.
* THE GOANNAS are set to welcome back a stack of players at Cessnock Sportsground on Saturday. Steve Waetford, Marvin Filipo and Josh Charles were all named to line-up against Souths.
