The injury comes just weeks after Gold Coast flyer Destiny Mino-Sinapati suffered a serious knee injury and was ruled out of the Titans 2024 campaign.

Scans have revealed the 19-year-old requires surgery for a season-ending knee injury after beginning the year in the BMD Premiership with the Wynnum Manly Seagulls.

The Titans have begun the process with the NRL to have a replacement player approved to join the top 24 roster following Mino-Sinapati’s injury.

Broncos playmaker Gayle Broughton is building up to a return to running after undergoing surgery just prior to Christmas to fix a painful back injury.

The 27-year-old played the entire 2023 NRLW season with a L4–L5 disc bulge in her lower back that was pressing against nerves, which was only diagnosed at the conclusion of the campaign.

After undergoing back surgery three days before Christmas last year Broughton is confident she will be ready for Round 1 of the NRLW.

“It’s been a real eye opener for me, having to learn how to move my body again and be OK with moving it again and learning to trust it,” Broughton said.

“For the four weeks after surgery you basically can not move, you’re on your back and can’t do anything.

“But now I am so excited for what’s ahead. I’ve got a new back and I’m not going to take it for granted.”

Sharks fullback Jada Taylor meanwhile is facing a six-month rehabilitation period following shoulder surgery in November to fix an injury suffered during the 2023 NRLW season.

The 20-year-old flyer was injured in Round 7 against the Broncos but was able to delay her surgery until the off-season and had a procedure in November to stabilise her shoulder.