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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Max McKinney

Ponga 'in good spirits' despite suffering second concussion in a fortnight: Croker

Ponga and Croker at Knights training. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

Mat Croker is expecting Kalyn Ponga to play it "smart" after suffering his second concussion in a fortnight, but the Knights fullback is in "in good spirits" despite the head knock in Origin II on Sunday.

Queensland fullback Ponga left the field with 10 minutes left to play in the representative match in Perth after being hit high by NSW halfback Nathan Cleary.

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