St George Illawarra are counting the cost of State of Origin II with the Dragons to be without starting backrowers Ben Creagh and Beau Scott for Friday night's NRL clash with Brisbane due to injury.
Creagh and Scott failed to join their teammates as they boarded a plane for the trip north on Thursday, with Creagh suffering an ankle injury and Scott medial ligament damage and a perforated eardrum in NSW's series-levelling win at ANZ Stadium on Wednesday night.
The pair are expected to be out for 2-3 weeks, which leaves them in some doubt for the Origin finale on July 6.
There was no indication who would come into the Dragons side for the pair, though the most likely moves would see Adam Cuthbertson and hooker Nathan Fien elevated to the run-on side, with Dean Young moving from dummy half to join Cuthbertson and Matt Prior in the backrow.
Winger Brett Morris, who has missed the last two games due to a hamstring injury, also failed to prove his fitness with his place to be taken by Ratu Peni Tagive.
The remainder of the Dragons' Origin contingent are expected to take on the Broncos, who are set to be without goalkicking lock Corey Parker after he picked up a groin injury while playing for Queensland.
