Herbie Farnworth may return early if the Dolphins win and reach finals contention.
A Dolphins win this weekend could see star centre Herbie Farnworth make a shock early return from injury.
The centre was set to be racing against the clock if his side made the first week of the finals as he recovered from a hamstring injury suffered against the New Zealand Warriors in Round 22.
After being assisted from the field and sent for scans, the injury was revealed as one that would be bad enough to end his regular season, but now Channel 9's Andrew Jackson has revealed he will play in Round 27 against the Canberra Raiders at home if the Dolphins are in finals contention.
"If they are still in finals contention, Herbie will play that game," Jackson said on Nine's Wide World of Sports.