All of those contests will be crucial for Canterbury as they push to play finals rugby league for the first time in a number of years, with Salmon, in his first year at the club, playing a pivotal role for the blue and white throughout the campaign.
Meanwhile, Ryan Sutton’s chances of playing first-grade this season have been dashed.
Salmon’s injury, which starts with a bye, will then see him miss games against the North Queensland.
Cowboys and Brisbane Broncos for which he would have been suspended anyway, as well as likely clashes against the Canberra Raiders and St George Illawarra Dragons, before being a chance to return for the Bulldogs’ home game in Bundaberg against the Dolphins during Round 24.
A horror run with injuries has limited the 28-year-old Englishman to just 13 games since he joined the Bulldogs at the start of last season, with none of them coming this year.
He is now looking at another extended stint on the sidelines, with Gould confirming he has suffered a torn patella tendon in his left knee that will require a reconstruction.
Sutton is contracted to the Bulldogs until at least the end of next year, potentially giving him time to get fit over the off-season and salavge his career heading into 2025.
