Anderson confirmed Ryan appeared to be moving well on Monday morning, lauding the 2024 try-scoring phenom for becoming a “triple threat” – his defensive play, highlighted by two goal-line tackles against the Blues, and backfield positioning keeping his name in the Wallabies’ hunt.

And while Flook admits he has never seen a year of such carnage, Queensland had the resources to overcome the ominous rivals ahead of them.

“I think he’ll be all good, Timmy is a professional rugby player so he would have taken very good care of his body Saturday night and Sunday throughout the day,” Flook said.

“I expect him to pull up pretty good, and hopefully, he’ll be available. We’ve had some bad luck over the last couple of years, but I think this is the season that has hit us hardest.

“Round after round we’re having one or two people ruled out … but that’s footy, we’ve got to move on, and I think we’ve shown that this year the next person in that position has stepped up.”