THE Gold Coast needs a new halves pairing with Albert Kelly and Aidan Sezer facing up to a month on the sidelines.

Kelly was yesterday diagnosed with a minor crack in his fibula after being tackled when kicking during Sunday’s 22-6 win over Wests Tigers.

Original scans cleared him of a serious fracture to his leg on Monday, however a minor crack in the outer lining of the bone was discovered yesterday and will see him miss two to four weeks.

Sezer, who was also injured while kicking, suffered an ankle sprain and is expected to miss a similar time frame but is waiting for the swelling to subside before he can undergo scans.

News_Image_File: Albert Kelly Titans receives treatment for a leg injury.

The NRL has a bye round this weekend for representative fixtures before the Titans host South Sydney on Saturday week at Cbus Super Stadium.

Titans physiotherapist Greg Condon said Kelly and Sezer were an “outside chance” to face the Rabbitohs but were likely to need at least another week.

“Albert has a small crack in his fibula. We’ll see how it goes but it might only be a few weeks,” he said.

“The bone has a hard outer shell with a softer middle and it’s just cracked the outer shell from pure impact.

“It would have hurt because it has to go beyond a cork and then crack the outside part of the bone.

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“The pain will dictate his return to play. He’s an outside chance for the Souths game depending on how he progresses.

“Aidan looks like he has a lateral ankle sprain after he landed on the outside of his foot.

“They’re both 50-50 for the Souths game.”

They’re unwelcome injuries for the high-flying Titans who are sitting equal first on the NRL ladder.

While there is some depth in the squad, the halves is an area they can’t afford to have injuries.

Maurice Blair and Ashley Harrison have deputised at five-eighth throughout the season and could be called upon again.

Co-captain Greg Bird has also played plenty of football at five-eighth despite being best accustomed to the back-row.

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The Intrust Super Cup local derby between Burleigh and Tweed Heads at Pizzey Park on Sunday is also shaping as a crucial clash.

Seagulls five-eighth Beau Henry will come up against Bears opposite Matt Beddow with the two halves contracted to the Titans.

Hooker Matt Srama, who played in the halves as a junior, will also play his second game back from a shoulder reconstruction.

Vice-captain William Zillman is another five-eighth option if he recovers from a hamstring injury.

News_Image_File: Albert Kelly and Aidan Sezer during a Titans training session.

The Titans recruited highly-rated playmaker Christian Hazard from South Sydney this season but he has been battling nagging hamstring and ankle injuries which have limited his game time in the under-20s competition.

The Titans will contest a grade one high tackle charge levelled at interchange weapon Paul Carter.

Carter will face the judiciary tonight with the Titans to argue the tackle on Tigers winger David Nofoaluma was a result of him falling.

Carter will miss the Rabbitohs clash if he is found guilty.