The Wests Tigers are at breaking point after captain Robbie Farah told club officials he was not coming to training on Wednesday because he believes he has been hung out to dry over the demise of coach Mick Potter.

And the hole is about to get deeper for the club with halfback Luke Brooks’ shoulder injury worse than expected. The 19-year-old is considered a doubtful starter against the Storm on Monday, with suggestions he could be sidelined for as long as a month.

Farah stunned teammates when he was a no-show at Concord Oval for training on Wednesday afternoon. Some were angry their leader had snubbed the side at one of its darkest hours, as the pressure mounts on Potter. But others remain genuinely concerned, as they know the personal toll the last few days has taken on their captain. Those closest to Farah say football is the least of his priorities at the moment.

Fairfax Media understands Farah’s manager, Sam Ayoub, told Tigers chief executive Grant Mayer on Tuesday night that the NSW hooker was not coming in. The Tigers tried to stage-manage the fallout as best they could with Potter saying, via a statement: “I was more than happy for Robbie to have today off training considering the circumstances. He will return later in the week.”