Arron Lindop is expected to miss about six weeks after the injury he suffered in Leopards vs wolves was found to be less serious than first feared. The Warrington Wolves centre, back for only his second game after a 12-month lay-off, was hurt in the narrow victory over Catalans Dragons last Thursday.
Following further assessment, we're pleased to update that Arron Lindop's injuries are not as severe as first feared. The centre has sustained injuries to both his medial knee ligament and ankle ligament, with an estimated recovery time of approximately six weeks.
Sam Burgess and ACL fear
Sam Burgess said after the game that he feared the injury could be a recurrence of Lindop's anterior cruciate injury. He also described the tackle from Guillermo Aispuro-Bichet as very ugly, and Aispuro-Bichet was put on report for the incident.
The later scan result changed the picture quickly. Instead of another ACL problem, the damage was identified as a less serious medial collateral ligament injury, which cuts the expected absence to weeks rather than a longer spell on the sideline.
Warrington Wolves selection hit
For Warrington Wolves, the immediate issue is simple: Lindop is out again after only two appearances back from his previous knee lay-off. That leaves the centre position short at a point when the club had only just started to reintegrate him.
The six-week estimate gives the club a working timeframe, but it also means his return sits well beyond the short term. Lindop’s second comeback has already been interrupted, and the next stage is recovery work aimed at getting him back to full fitness rather than rushing him into action.
The wider lesson is the same one every injury setback forces on a squad: the medical update matters because it sets the recovery window, and this one is now measured in six weeks instead of the longer fear that followed last Thursday.
For Lindop, that is the difference between a major setback and a manageable absence. For Warrington, it is still a loss that arrived just as he was trying to rebuild momentum.
