Brisbane have lost both of their halves to the same injury in one play with Adam Reynolds and Ezra Mam limping off AAMI Park in a major blow to their hopes of beating Melbourne and their charge to the NRL finals.
Reynolds and Mam tried to chase down Xavier Coates after the Storm winger intercepted the ball 10 metres out from the tryline.
While Selwyn Cobbo pulled off a miracle try-saving tackle, taking Coates into touch as he attempted to get the ball down, the play still proved extremely costly for the visitors.
The halves both suffered hamstring injuries and left the field, 21 minutes into the first half, with Brisbane ahead 2-0.
Reynolds, 35, was seen in the change-room taking off his boots while Brisbane confirmed soon after that Mam’s match was also over.
They will both go for scans to determine the severity of the injuries, with any stint on the sidelines putting a dent in sixth-placed Brisbane’s hopes of a top-four berth.
AAP