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Warriors forward Mitchell Barnett has been cleared of a major neck injury and was able to fly home with the team on Sunday following their 26-12 win over the North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville.
The 28-year-old left the field in discomfort clutching his neck and shoulder area after being tackled by three North Queensland players in the 54th minute of the match.
Centre Gehamat Shibasaki was subsequently put on report by referee Chris Sutton.
Warriors head coach Andrew Webster said Barnett was taken to hospital as a precaution last night.
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He was cleared of any fracture and was later discharged to re-join the team.
While Barnett will undergo further assessment this week Webster said he was up and about walking freely on Sunday morning.
New signing Barnett was one of the team’s many outstanding performers on Saturday night.
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Mitch Barnett (11) of the Warriors receives attention after being injured against the Cowboys in Townsville.
Starting in the second row, he made 140 metres from 15 runs plus 16 tackles in his 54 minutes on the field.
When he was forced off the Warriors were leading 22-12 before going on to secure just the club’s third win in Townsville since 2002.
The Warriors also lost try-scoring hooker Wayde Egan after a head knock in the second half.
Webster said at the post-match press conference that Egan had a concussion, was hooker was “OK, he’s talking fine’’ after the game.
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