The half-back tore his pectoral muscle after a heavy tackle in the first half, marring the Knights' home victory after three successive losses.
Coach Rick Stone says the full extent of his injury should be known after further scans today, but there is a ray of hope Mullen will return before the end of the season.
"You know I'd like to think it might not be as bad as bad as first thought," he said.
"I think a lot of these diagnosis with a pectoral tear are pretty much the season straight away. But if they're not full tears well there's the possibility of rehabilitation of between six and eight weeks before they come back."
Stone is considering moving skipper Kurt Gidley from full-back to half-back in place of the injured Mullen.
He says he will decide later in the week who to put in the number seven spot.
"Kurt's definitely a possibility to play half-back," he said.
"Probably young Tyrone Roberts who's done a bit for us there in the last couple of weeks will come into contention there, even though he may not be available for selection immediately because he was injured last week in our MYC game.
"So I've got a little bit of thinking to do. I've got a couple of days to think about it but we'll take our time and make sure we get it right."
Tags: sport, rugby-league, nrl, newcastle-2300 First posted May 30, 2011 07:35:00
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