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Brisbane youngster Herbie Farnworth is expected to be fit for the start of the 2021 NRL season despite having to undergo minor surgery.
Brisbane are confident youngster Herbie Farnworth will be fit for round one of the NRL season despite having to undergo surgery.
The Englishman has been suffering discomfort in a small area of tissue on his chest and has been advised to have it removed.
The 21-year-old is expected to return to training next week but will sit out the trial match against North Queensland at Redcliffe's Dolphin Stadium on February 27.
The club said in a brief statement they expected the outside back to be available for their season-opener against Parramatta on March 12.
It continues a disrupted pre-season for Farnworth, who had to train in isolation while visiting friends and family in his native England and then had to go into a 14-day hotel quarantine period upon his return to Australia.
Farnworth, who scored six tries in 19 appearances for the Broncos last season, re-joined the squad in mid-January after completing his quarantine.
Meanwhile, rising Canterbury star Jake Averillo will miss the Bulldogs' only trial match against Cronulla due to an elbow injury.
The outside back suffered a low-grade MCL injury in training, but is expected to be fit for the club's first-round clash with Newcastle on March 12.