It’s mixed news on the injury front for Brisbane after a nightmare night in Melbourne, which saw Selwyn Cobbo, Ezra Mam and Adam Reynolds all suffer hamstring injuries.
The two playmakers limped from the field within a minute of each other after sustaining their injuries while attempting to tackle Xavier Coates.
Cobbo then joined the star duo in the casualty ward towards the end of the 22-2 defeat to the Storm when the winger was also struck down by a muscle injury.
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Ezra Mam and Selwyn Cobbo set to be sidelined for the rest of the season with hamstring injuries
Michael Maguire admitted he had been left stunned by the "crazy" events that unfolded, but backed the Broncos to get through the triple setback.
According to The Courier Mail, Reynolds is expected to return to the fold in a month after positive results on his scans.
However, Cobbo and Mam haven’t received such good news.
The duo suffered significant hamstring injuries that could draw a line through their names for the rest of the season in what would be a bitter double blow for the Broncos.
Brisbane could drop down to as low as eighth on the ladder by the end of the round. And the Queensland outfit faces some tough fixtures to see out the campaign, with home meetings against the Dolphins and the Storm still to come.
Ben Hunt will be handed the No.7 jersey in Reynolds’ absence, while Jesse Arthars is likely to be recalled on the wing in Cobbo’s absence.
If the flyer is ruled out for the rest of the season, it means his time at Red Hill is over, with a summer switch to the Phins in the offing.
Meanwhile, a clear replacement isn’t so easy to find for Mam, who only returned to action in Round 11 after serving a lengthy suspension for a well documented off-field indiscretion last year.
Billy Walters has been highlighted as a potential option in the halves, while Kotoni Staggs - who slotted into five-eighth following Mam’s injury - and Jock Madden could also be called upon.
"It takes a squad to achieve success in the NRL and this is a tough little period we will have to go through," Maguire said before his players’ scan results came to light.
"This is going to be a bit like the Origin period for us."