Overview
- Katoa had fluid drained from his brain after a warm-up collision and two further head knocks, with sources saying he recorded his best day on Monday.
- He is expected to be discharged later this week but must remain in New Zealand until doctors clear him to fly back to Melbourne.
- Tonga coach Kristian Woolf has visited daily at Katoa’s bedside and has delayed his return home, with Storm teammate Moses Leo also stopping in.
- The NRL Integrity Unit has completed its inquiry into how Katoa was allowed to play despite TV footage of the warm-up hit, yet Katoa was not well enough to be interviewed.
- Tonga officials say they did not see the broadcast vision until after full-time and have questioned why match doctors were not alerted, as Warriors playmaker Te Maire Martin offers support and notes recoveries vary.