Overview
- Melbourne said Tui Kamikamica left Royal Melbourne Hospital to start inpatient rehabilitation after a suspected stroke.
- The club has not set a timeline for his return, and a near-term comeback appears unlikely.
- Storm officials said they expect him to continue his recovery under the team’s medical staff after his rehabilitation period.
- Melbourne named Lazarus Vaalepu to replace the 31-year-old prop for the Good Friday game against Penrith.
- His absence further tests the Storm’s middle-forward depth, with Eli Katoa out for the season after brain surgery and size already reduced following Nelson Asofa-Solomona’s exit.