Injuries will only make life harder for Coleambally when they take on Temora on Saturday.
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Graham O’Connell (shoulder), Mitch Carroll (knee) and Jackson Painting (ankle) are all casualties out of last weekend’s loss to North Wagga, while Mitch Dunbar (cork) is a wait-and-see.
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O’Connell has been cleared of a broken collarbone but faces a few weeks out with a suspected AC joint injury.
Co-coach Carroll is still to get his knee checked out amid fears he could require a reconstruction.
“It’s not looking the greatest, but I’ll know a bit more after I go to the physio,” Carroll said.
“It’s got all the symptons for an ACL – like no swelling and only pain for a day. I knew I wouldn’t be right to play this week so I haven’t got around to getting it checked out yet.”
The injuries at North Wagga last week were the last thing the Blues needed, as they prepare to take on the Kangaroos in Coleambally.
“We’re still upbeat,” Carroll said. “We got a bit of a touch-up straight up, but we’re not heads down and all disappointed. We’ll go again and see what we can work out. They (Temora) will be tough but it’s always better to be on your home deck.”
Carroll said there were encouraging signs last week, in particular from new faces Joel Crowhurst, Jesse Spencer, Tom Clarke, and Dillan Mcgillivray up forward.
Meanwhile, The Rock-Yerong Creek’s Jacob Adams-Wright has accepted a two-week suspension for striking Barellan’s Jack Hillman in the Pies’ round one win last week.
