Queensland State of Origin halfback Scott Prince is still hopeful of playing this season despite being told he could miss up to 12 weeks with a broken arm. The Gold Coast Titans co-captain suffered the injury in Queensland's series-winning 16-10 victory over NSW in Sydney last night. Prince is hopeful of undergoing surgery today in which a rod or plate is expected to be inserted following x-rays this afternoon. "They are talking sort of eight to 10, maybe 12 weeks," Prince told reporters at Brisbane airport today. Prince was keeping his fingers crossed that he would still be able to feature in the 2008 NRL season. "It is just a matter of how the x-rays go this afternoon," he said. However, Prince confirmed that he had suffered a serious break. "There was a bit of movement in there when I made the tackle and when I pushed up...
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