The impending arrival of Robbie Kruse's second child could delay his Brisbane Roar homecoming in a crucial clash with Central Coast.
The 10th-placed Roar are winless from their last five A-League Men games and have managed just two goals in that span ahead of the Friday's clash in Redcliffe.
Winger Kruse was expected to play a role off the bench in his return to the side where it all began for him in 2007.