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The Brisbane Broncos suffered a training scare on Tuesday after Jordan Riki was left bloodied following a collision with teammate Patrick Carrigan.
Blood was seen streaming from the back-rower's temple after the clash at Red Hill, where both players were attended to by medical staff.
But News Corp reports that both Riki and Carrigan are expected to be cleared to play the Sydney Roosters on Friday.
All eyes will be on Ezra Mam at Suncorp Stadium as he faces the Tricolors for the first time since he was racially abused by rival player Spencer Leniu during the Las Vegas season opener.
Leniu copped an eight-week ban for calling Mam a 'monkey' and will be sidelined for Friday's game, and Broncos skipper Adam Reynolds - who will partner Mam in the halves - is confident there will be no issues this weekend.
Jordan Riki suffered a nasty cut in training after a collision with Patrick Carrigan
'It's another game for us,' Reynolds said.
'It is the job of you guys (in the media) to build it up and talk it up. That is understandable.
'We know that is part of the game and everything that comes with it but we have moved past it and addressed it as a club.
'For us it is another opportunity to play our brand of football and get better.'
No.6 Mam missed last week's 34-10 win over Wests Tigers with a finger injury as halfback Reynolds returned at his masterful best.
Mam trained well on Tuesday and Reynolds was confident the five-eighth would be on the park against the Roosters for Friday's clash at Suncorp Stadium.
Mam was later named in the side.
'If I was betting on him, I'd say he will come through,' Reynolds said.
'We will have to see how
