![Star recruit: Rory Kostjasyn will miss the first six weeks of the NRL season.](/web/20170125010301im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/w/v/7/u/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gtwuy2.png/1485178351174.jpg)
Newcastle Knights' off-season from hell just got worse
Newcastle have suffered their fourth body blow in the space of a cursed week after the club confirmed on Monday that key recruit Rory Kostjasyn was facing surgery and at least 12 weeks on the sidelines.