A suspected broken arm to classy hooker Blayke Brailey has soured Cronulla's rousing 28-22 victory over Manly as the Sharks finally cracked the NRL's "Fozball'' code.
The Sharks burst Manly's bubble with some dazzling tries on Friday night, but the sight of Brailey trudging off midway through the second half was a major blow for his club and state.
The NSW super sub will await the result of scans on Saturday before learning his fate ahead of State of Origin II in Melbourne on June 17.
"He's dejected, obviously," said Sharks coach Craig Fitzgibbon.
"But he's not going to be out forever. If it is a fracture, hopefully it's clean and not displaced, so that would minimise the time (out). That's what it's looking like."