Eels star Shaun Lane was taken straight to hospital following a brutal head clash with Knights enforcer Daniel Saifiti on Friday night.
Saifiti came charging off the back fence and Lane was first to make contact in the three-man tackle, but he came reeling out of the first-half incident.
The second-rower looked in immediate pain and was clutching his face, in what appears to be a jaw injury.
Lane was taken straight off and Parramatta officials took no chances, sending him straight for scans.
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“The Eels just getting ahead of the game here, they’re taking Shaun Lane straight to Gosford Hospital for scans immediately for that facial injury,” Fox League sideline reporter Lara Pitt said.
“That is a real shame for Shaun Lane, a real star for the Eels in their grand final charge in 2022,” commentator Warren Smith responded.
“It’s a suspected fracture of the cheek or jaw,” Yvonne Sampson added at halftime.
The Eels lost their second backrower in the 44th minute when Matt Doorey went off with an ankle injury.
“An ankle problem here for Matt Doorey, we mentioned he had the ACL at the end of 2021,” Smith said.
“The leg of Jones collided with his own right ankle and they both got up very proppy. That may very well be night over for Doorey.”
“With (Isaiah) Papali’i heading to the Tigers he’s got a real chance to nail down that right edge this season,” Gorden Tallis responded.
Later in the second half Pitt said: “The club and doctor are saying he (Doorey) did jam up that ankle but they’re not expecting it to impact his start to the season.”
Meanwhile, in Saturday night’s second game young gun Joseph Suaalii failed a head injury assessment.
The gun centre copped an ugly blow attempting to tackle backrower Haumole Olakau’atu and was instantly taken from the field.
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INJURED IN TRIALS WEEK 2
Shaun Lane (jaw) – TBC
Joseph Suaalii (head knock) – TBC
Matt Doorey (ankle) – TBC
FULL CASUALTY WARD
BRONCOS
Kobe Hetherington (biceps) — indefinite
Xavier Willison (shoulder) — Round 1
Thomas Flegler (head knock) — Round 1
RAIDERS
Harley Smith-Shields (ACL) — Round 1
Adrian Trevilyan (shoulder) — indefinite
Xavier Savage (face) – TBC
BULLDOGS
Declan Casey (shoulder) — Round 2
Samuel Hughes (back) — Round 3
Bailey Biondi-Odo (knee) — Round 21
SHARKS
Kade Dykes (knee) — 2024
Matt Ikuvalu (knee) — indefinite
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DOLPHINS
N/A
TITANS
Chris Randall (hamstring) — Round 1
Brian Kelly (suspension) — Round 4
Patrick Herbert (knee) — indefinite
SEA EAGLES
Josh Aloiai (knee) — Round 1
Reuben Garrick (shoulder) — Round 1
Tom Trbojevic (hamstring) — Round 1
Karl Lawton (knee) — Round 4
Morgan Boyle (foot) — indefinite
Jason Saab (knee) — indefinite
Alec Tuitavake (knee) — indefinite
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STORM
Ryan Papenhuyzen (knee) — indefinite
Justin Olam (arm) – TBC
KNIGHTS
Adam Elliott (pelvis) — Round 1
Jack Hetherington (shoulder) — Round 1
Kalyn Ponga (calf) — Round 1
Mat Croker (suspension) — Round 3
COWBOYS
Mitchell Dunn (ACL) — Round 1
Heilum Luki (knee) — Round 4
Luciano Leilua (stood down) — indefinite
EELS
Haze Dunster (knee) — Round 1
Ryan Matterson (suspension) — Round 4
Bailey Simonsson (shoulder) — indefinite
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PANTHERS
Spencer Leniu (shoulder) — Round 1
Izack Tago (shoulder) — Round 1
Taylan May (suspension) — Round 3
DRAGONS
Francis Molo (suspension) — Round 3
Cody Ramsey (illness) — next season
Junior Amone (stood down) — indefinite
RABBITOHS
Taane Milne (suspension) — Round 2
Liam Knight (knee) — indefinite
ROOSTERS
Billy Smith (knee) — indefinite
Sitili Tupouniua (knee) — indefinite
Connor Watson (knee) — indefinite
Angus Crichton (personal reasons) — indefinite
Joseph Suaalii (head knock) – indefinite
WARRIORS
Luke Metcalf (hamstring) TBC
Bayley Sironen (groin) — Round 1
Ronald Volkman (shoulder) — Round 1
Jazz Tevaga (chest) — Round 2
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TIGERS
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