Harry Wilson has been sent to hospital for scans after suffering a suspected fracture in the Reds' win over the Rebels in Brisbane.
Reds head coach Les Kiss said he didn't want to speculate on the nature of the injury and would wait to hear more news.
"All I know is that as a precaution he's gone to hospital just to check it. I don't know anything further at this stage," said Kiss.
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Asked by Stan Sport host Nick McArdle whether Wilson had suffered a break, Kiss said "I don't know. I'd be speculating if I said. I'll wait for later for something firm."
The Reds trailed 15-5 at the break but were 26-22 winners by full-time in a gutsy but ugly win against the Rebels.
In a tit-for-tat contest, the momentum swung early in the first half as the Rebels put points on the board first thanks to a penalty kick.
The Reds were the first to score through Matt Faessler in the 16th minute off the back of a line-out, driving a maul across the like.
The Rebels responded almost immediately in the 19th minute. Andrew Kellaway came roaring up fielding an off-load from Filipo Daugunu before busting through the Reds' defence.
In the melee, Kellaway copped a forearm to the face. For his troubles, Hunter Paisami was sent to the sin bin for 10 minutes. The Rebels converted the kick and led 10-5.
That became 15-5 when Sam Talaka received a quick ball off the back of the breakdown, driving head-first for the try line to extend their lead.
The kick was a fairly straightforward one for Carter Gordon, but he fluffed it and so the score remained 15-5 going into the break.
The Reds threatened early in the second half and in the 55th minute, Fraser McReight barged his way over the line off the back of a lineout.
That was the first of three quick tries. The next came courtesy of Josh Campbell who drew in Rebels defenders and he stepped left and right.
Not a single hand was laid on him as he skipped away and scored the third try of the night for the Reds in the 59th minute.
With just over 62 minutes on the board, Paisami broke the line before off-loading to the 'Junkyard Dog' Tim Ryan who sprinted for the try line for the final Reds try of the night.
The Rebels had been kept out of the contest in the second half until the final 15 minutes.
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Upon their first proper opportunity to score, Maciu Nabolakasi scored in the 72nd minute with a quick pick-up off the back of the breakdown.
The Rebels threatened to score at the death until the ball was deemed to have been knocked on by the referee, handing possession to the Reds as the siren sounded.
Speaking post-match, Reds returnee James O'Connor head coach Les Kiss gave the team a much-needed rev-up.
"he gave the boys a little spray, which was good to see," said O'Connor.
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"I haven't been part of one yet. We built the energy well at half-time. We had a few good conversations and this is our fortress, this is our home.
"We've got to turn up better than what we did in that first half and I think we did turn it around."
The Reds maintain their place in fifth on the ladder and edge closer to the top four.
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