The Melbourne Storm have reportedly offered Ryan Papenhuyzen a whopping $1 million a season contract extension - leaving Sua Fa'alogo's future in doubt - as more details around his horror NRL grand final injury have come to light. Papenhuyzen was on the losing side in the NRL grand final with the Storm unable to stop Nathan Cleary and the Penrith Panthers achieving four straight premierships. After the grand final it was confirmed Storm halfback Jahrome Hughes carried a back injury into the contest and won't feature for New Zealand against the Kangaroos. And not it appears Papenhuyzen was fortunate to play the NRL grand final having battled a minor fracture in his lower leg. Papenhuyzen has suffered three horror fractures across the last three seasons for the Storm with a major knee and right ankle fracture seeing him miss the majority of the 2023 season. Papenhuyzen returned in 2024 and found his scintillating form again, but has endured numerous setbacks with his right ankle. And it appears Papenhuyzen wasn't close to 100 per cent fit heading into the NRL grand final with the initial report of bone bruising a concern. However, the Storm have confirmed the fracture with Papenhuyzen needing pain killers to play the final. Papenhuyzen did his best to ignite the attack against the relentless Penrith defence, but wasn't able to link up with Hughes or Harry Grant to change the game. The latest injury concerns comes as Papenhuyzen has reportedly been offered a $3 million deal for three years at the Storm, according to The Daily Telegraph.
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