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Monday, 06 February 2012 00:04

Andrew Webster

Greg Inglis of the Indigenous All Stars takes on the defence during the match between the Indigenous All Stars and the NRL All Stars at Skilled Park on February 4, 2012 in Gold Coast, Australia.
(February 3, 2012 - Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images AsiaPac)

SOUTH Sydney superstar Greg Inglis faces as much as six weeks on the sideline because of an injury to his left ankle suffered during the All Stars match on Saturday night.

Greg Inglis will have an MRI scan this morning with the Rabbitohs coaching staff optimistic the injury won't be a long-term issue.

"It is frustrating, because this is the first pre-season I've had in a long while," Inglis said upon his return to Sydney.

While the true extent of the injury won't be known until then, sources in the Indigenous All Stars team told The Daily Telegraph last night that "four to six weeks" was the likely scenario being painted by their medical staff after the match.

"It's a shame because he's been great for us so far," Souths coach Michael Maguire said last night. "There's a lot of swelling there, but we can't tell until we have the scan. Our coaching staff is positive about it though."

A fake Twitter account in Inglis's name fuelled speculation yesterday when it posted this: "Yes I hope it is not to (sic) serious but physio saying weeks and possibly even months."

South Sydney chief executive confirmed last night the account did not belong to Inglis.

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