Joey Manu is no certainty to be fit to start the NRL season for the Sydney Roosters, with coach Trent Robinson conceding his facial fracture is touch and go for round one.
Considered by many to be one of the genuine premiership favourites, the Roosters have endured a horror end to the pre-season with a run of injuries to big-name stars.
Those dramas continued on Friday night with young gun Joseph Suaalii failing a concussion test in their loss to Manly, leaving officials waiting to see how he recovers.