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New South Wales manager Brad Fittler says he's "worried" astir Apisai Koroisau but has refused to remark connected his options if the incumbent Blues hooker, who's been taken to hospital, is ruled retired of crippled two.

Fittler could beryllium forced to find a replacement No.9 for the Blues' must-win clash astatine Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium aft Koroisau suffered a suspected fractured jaw successful the archetypal fractional of tonight's clash betwixt Wests Tigers and Titans.

And successful a imaginable stroke for Queensland, guardant Tino Fa'asuamaleau was placed connected study aft injuring Koroisau erstwhile helium raised his arms and connected with the Tigers captain's caput portion moving the ball.

"I'm astir disquieted astir Api Koroisau. The information he's successful an ambulance connected the mode to infirmary doesn't nonstop a bully message," Fittler said connected the Nine broadcast.

"So, I privation Api each the best, and hopefully it's not arsenic atrocious arsenic archetypal thought oregon everyone thinks. Not good."

Fittler was pressed connected Rabbitohs hooker Damien Cook, the antheral who would each but surely deterioration the NSW No.9 jumper if Koroisau is unavailable.

But the Blues mentor said astatine this signifier helium was lone acrophobic astir Koroisau.

"I'm not disquieted astir extent astatine the moment," Fittler said.

"I'll interest astir Api for present and we'll interest astir that later."

Blues adjunct manager Andrew Johns was successful the Nine workplace with Fittler.

"You tin spot however distraught helium is there, Api," said the rugby league Immortal.

Also speaking connected Nine's coverage, Queensland fable Darren Lockyer admitted Fa'asuamaleaui faced a precarious ruling.

"It's a tense wait," Lockyer said.

"If Api comes retired of that tackle with nary injury, I deliberation helium mightiness get distant with a fine. But unluckily due to the fact that of the wounded to Api it's a tense hold for Tino.

"So I conjecture it's implicit to the judiciary from here."