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Parramatta winger Maika Sivo is likely to miss the start of the next NRL season after scans confirmed a ruptured ACL as well as MCL damage to his right knee.
Not only is Maika Sivo's season over but he could miss the beginning of the 2022 NRL season after scans revealed a ruptured ACL and damaged MCL for the Parramatta winger.
The Eels edge weapon's right knee was twisted in a tackle in Saturday's 32-16 win over North Queensland.
Initial hopes were he could recover quickly enough to feature in the finals.
Instead the 27-year-old Fijian requires surgery, a club statement on Tuesday read, conceding a delayed return next season was likely.
He joins teammates Reed Mahoney (shoulder) and Nathaniel Roache (knee) on the long-term injury list.
Off-contract veteran Blake Ferguson is fit again though and likely to replace Sivo, while Reagan Campbell-Gillard is on track to return from a groin injury during the NRL finals.
The Eels' (sixth, 14-8) defeat of the Cowboys kept their top-four hopes alive despite their late-season form struggles.
But they have the toughest run home with matches against top-two standouts Melbourne and Penrith to come.