Manly's nightmare end to the season has taken another turn for the worse, with Reuben Garrick set to miss the remaining three games.The 25-year-old had enjoyed a solid campaign as Tom Trbojevic's replacement in the No.1 jersey, but an injury will put a stop to his 2022 prematurely.That's the third Sea Eagle to suffer a season-ending injury in the past week, with Garrick joining Jason Saab (ACL) and Jake Trbojevic (broken hand) on the sidelines.It's a bulging casualty ward at Brookvale, which already included the million-dollar face of the franchise as well as Karl Lawton, Taniela Paseka, and Sean Keppie.Des Hasler's team was all-but-eliminated from finals contention after a loss to the lowly Gold Coast Titans on Sunday, capping off a horror few weeks which saw them plummet from eighth to 11th with four consecutive losses.What was humming along as a relatively solid season, even without their star fullback, completely came off the rails over the past month - with many pointing to the debacle surrounding the 'Manly Seven', who boycotted a clash with the Roosters due to the 'pride jersey' the Sea Eagles were wearing, as the catalyst.Since that disappointing loss, which Josh Aloiai, Josh Schuster, Haumole Olakau'atu, Jason Saab, Christian Tuipulotu, Tolu Koula and Toafofoa Sipley sat out, they've since been well-beaten by both the Eels and the Titans.
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