Panthers put out prognosis on Luai’s shoulder with premiers’ finals hopes taking huge hit

Penrith are set to be without Jarome Luai for at least the start of the NRL finals with the defending champions revealing their star playmaker has suffered “significant damage” to his shoulder.

Luai has avoided surgery and will instead rehabilitate the injury to try to play a role in the Panthers’ play-off campaign as they attempt to secure a third consecutive premiership.

“The representative playmaker has avoided immediate surgery however there…