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Raiders fullback Xavier Savage suffered a nasty head knock after Josh Reynolds’ knee collided with the head of the young gun.
In the 11th minute, Savage scooped up a kick before attempting to brace himself in front of the tryline before the Bulldogs cover defence caught up with him.
Savage came up from the tackle grasping his face and was clearly struggling with a graze emerging on the left side of his face.
The Canberra Raiders face an anxious wait on their star fullback Xavier Savage, who will get precautionary X-rays on his jaw.
Savage had a stop-start trial, going off for a head injury assessment after copping an accidental knee from Josh Reynolds before returning to cop a shoulder to his jaw.
It ended his afternoon early, the Canterbury Bulldogs winning the trial at Moruya 34-18 on Sunday.
Justin Olam is set to miss the start of the NRL season after suffering a suspected broken arm in the Storm’s first match of the pre-season challenge on Sunday.
The Papua New Guinean wrecking ball lasted only a few minutes before reeling out of a tackle in pain at Geelong’s GMHBA Stadium.
He later used his jersey as a makeshift sling and Melbourne medicos said they feared Olam had fractured his right arm.
The 29-year-old is the biggest name casualty from the opening week of the NRL’s new pre-season competition, which offers a $100,000 winner’s purse.