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NRL Round 9 Teams: Injuries could force Broncos reshuffle, Roosters sweat on stars, Manly duo in strife, Turuva to return [Video]

Brisbane playmaker Jock Madden will go for scans on his pectoral injury as star duo Selwyn Cobbo and Ezra Mam race the clock to be fit for the Broncos’ grudge clash with the Sydney Roosters.

Madden, playing five-eighth, left the field in the 61st minute of Saturday night’s 34-10 win over Wests Tigers in Campbelltown. He will have scans on Monday to asses the scale of any damage.

Cobbo (shoulder) and Brisbane’s regular No.6 Mam (finger) missed the Tigers clash. The pair will train on Tuesday when their injuries will be assessed ahead of Friday night’s showdown with the Roosters at Suncorp Stadium.

Captain Adam Reynolds and fullback Reece Walsh came off late against the Tigers with severe cramps, but the pair pulled up well on Sunday morning.

“I wouldn’t think (Mam would play) … and Jock, possibly not,” Brisbane coach Kevin Walters said. “We’ll come up with something. I’m not sure. Jock is pretty sore …

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