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The Melbourne Storm have confirmed that injured winger Xavier Coates is still around a month away from making an NRL return, which all but ends his hopes of being picked in Billy Slater 's Maroons squ.
The Melbourne Storm have confirmed that injured winger Xavier Coates is still around a month away from making an NRL return, which all but ends his hopes of being picked in Billy Slater 's Maroons squad for the State of Origin opener. Coates underwent Achilles surgery in February and was ruled out for at least three months, but the Storm were initially hopeful that he'd be back by Round 10. However, Melbourne's director of football Frank Ponissi has poured cold water on Coates' chances of returning to the field in the next few weeks after providing a fresh injury update on the Storm flyer. Pon
