McCullough to bolster injury hit Brisbane

Brisbane may have their fair share of injury concerns but hooker Andrew McCullough says he is not among them after recovering from Dylan Napa's infamous hit.

Andrew McCullough

Broncos hooker Andrew McCullough is set to return from a serious head knock to play the Dragons. (AAP)

He can't remember the incident but Brisbane's Andrew McCullough insists he has fully recovered from Dylan Napa's now infamous tackle ahead of his NRL finals return.

The Broncos had their share of injury concerns before Sunday's NRL elimination final against St George Illawarra after four players failed to finish training on Thursday - Alex Glenn, Corey Oates, Joe Ofahengaue and Tevita Pangai.

Second-rower Glenn has been given until Saturday's final training session to overcome a calf complaint that ruled him out of last round's 48-16 rout of Manly.

Encouragingly the Broncos said winger Oates (calf) and key forwards Pangai (hamstring) and Ofahengaue (leg) were not in any doubt for the knockout final at Suncorp Stadium.

McCullough also guaranteed his fitness despite admitting Sydney Roosters enforcer Napa's sickening hit on the hooker was hard to watch.

The Brisbane rake had no memory of the collision, however, McCullough believed he got off lightly after seeing replays of Napa's head-first tackle.

"I remember taking the ball up and then I came to in the sheds," McCullough said.

"I didn't really know what happened but I remember the game.

"I was a bit light headed the next day but that was it, I just got on with it.

"Overall it was pretty good considering what it looked like. It was hard not to see replays."

McCullough said there were no hard feelings with Queensland teammate Napa, who copped a three-match ban for dangerous contact.

"He didn't intentionally mean to hit me in the head, I know the type of guy he is," said.

"I don't hold any grudges. I will just move on.

"The head feels good. It's good to have a break. It was a blessing in disguise this time of year."

McCullough has also been nursing a long-term finger injury that will require end of season surgery and a pain killing injection on match day.

Meanwhile, Glenn is no certainty to play the Dragons after suffering a calf strain at training which ruled him out of last weekend's demolition of the Sea Eagles.

The Kiwi international was restricted to light drills on Thursday.

"Calf muscle injuries can be tricky so we were always going to be careful with this one," Brisbane high performance manager Jeremy Hickmans told Broncos TV.

"Alex will continue with his rehabilitation and treatment over the next couple of days and we will assess him on Saturday before the final training session."


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