Bayley Kuenzie of the Force scores a try.Credit:Getty
Back-rower Will Harris is also expected to miss next week’s away clash with Fijian Drua with a suspected concussion.
Star Wallabies lock Izack Rodda is still sidelined by the quad injury he picked up on the eve of the season,but he’s making steady progress from the setback.
“I think he’s still a few weeks away,” Cron said.
“He’s still building back,but the light of the end of the tunnel for him is a lot closer than what it was,so he’d be excited too.”
The Reds’ second loss of the season dropped them from second to fifth on the ladder.
Queensland entered Saturday’s match with lots of buzz about their exciting brand of high-scoring rugby,but coach Les Kiss was left to rue his team’s poor first-half defensive display.
“We know we’ve got a lot more growth in us,” Kiss said.
“We know that we’re going to have to be better for 80 minutes rather than doing just good for 40.
“So we’re under no illusions about this competition.
“I don’t know if we needed the wake-up call. We haven’t got ahead of ourselves,that’s for sure.
“We’ve got a big one next week against the Brumbies,who are four from five now,so they’re the team that everyone’s talking about.”
-AAP