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Jackson Hastings lost feeling in his right foot as he writhed in agony on Sunday, but the Knights No.7 is refusing to get scans on his latest ankle injury in the hope of pushing through for Newcastle\u2019s trip to New Zealand.<\/p>\n
Hastings raced the clock to play in Newcastle\u2019s thrilling 30-28 extra-time win over Canberra, only to go down before half-time when his ankles were clipped in a tackle by Trey Mooney.<\/p>\n
The star halfback had no issue with the tackle and is hoping round-the-clock rehab will keep an unlikely bid to face the Warriors on Saturday alive.<\/p>\n
Hastings has had a rotten run with the fractured tibia and completely ruptured syndesmosis he suffered in a hip-drop tackle by Pat Carrigan last year.<\/p>\n
He has previously told Newcastle media that the impact of the injury is \u201csomething I\u2019m going to have to deal with for the rest of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old hinted as much again after the Knights\u2019 latest triumph and said he will push once more to take his place with Newcastle\u2019s season on the line in Auckland.<\/p>\n
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Jackson Hastings watches on as Newcastle\u2019s season stays alive.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Getty<\/cite><\/p>\n \u201cI just thought to myself \u2018not again\u2019,\u201d Hastings said of his latest blow.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a weird feeling \u2013 I couldn\u2019t feel it. It just wasn\u2019t working from where I got whacked down, so I was praying I just hit a nerve.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m hoping it\u2019s not an extension of what I\u2019ve already done. I\u2019m not too sure, but I\u2019m not going to scan it. I\u2019m just going to see how I feel and try to get out there next week.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not going to compromise the team. If I can\u2019t go out there and do my job, and I can\u2019t move, there\u2019s no way I\u2019ll play, but if I can, I\u2019ll put my hand up and I\u2019ll have a go.\u201d<\/p>\n Should Hastings be passed in, back-up half Adam Clune will partner Tyson Gamble against the Warriors. The home side has its own playmaker problems, with Shaun Johnson fighting to return from a calf strain.<\/p>\n Hastings said he took part in every Knights training session leading into the Raiders game and that the club\u2019s medical staff \u201cwouldn\u2019t put me out there if I was at any risk\u201d.<\/p>\n He battled his way back through pre-season training after being unable to run for the best part of five months and had the issue exacerbated by a hip-drop tackle by Canterbury\u2019s Jacob Preston in round 24.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been icing my leg about five to six hours a day,\u201d Hastings said of his recovery.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been crazy just to get back from the hip-drop injury and the mental toll that took on me. I\u2019m so proud of this group, watching them win and then going home and feeling so deflated because you\u2019re not a part of it.<\/p>\n \u201cYou feel a little bit left out, but that\u2019s part of footy. You\u2019ll hear a bit more about it towards the end of the year \u2013 there\u2019s a bit of stuff going on with it. I\u2019ve made no secret that my leg\u2019s hampered me through the whole pre-season, into the early rounds and then I copped the hip-drop, which didn\u2019t help. I won\u2019t give it away right now but there\u2019s a bit going on.\u201d<\/p>\n Stream the NRL Premiership 2023 live and free on 9Now. <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Sports news, results and expert commentary. <\/i><\/b>Sign up for our Sport newsletter<\/i><\/b>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\nMost Viewed in Sport<\/h2>\n
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