Hawks' luckless Jiath sidelined again by injury

But after a solid week of training, he was a late withdrawal because of a quad strain.

The 24-year-old has played 45 games since his 2019 debut, never managing more than 16 games in a season.

The speedy wingman and halfback only played eight last year thanks to calf and Achilles problems.

He spent time at a sports medicine facility in Qatar during the off-season as the Hawks tried to rid him of his soft-tissue injuries.