Luke Keary's hamstring injury scare sends shockwaves through Roosters camp

The Sydney Roosters are expected to dodge a major bullet, with star playmaker Luke Keary likely to suit up in round one despite suffering a hamstring injury.

Keary will miss this Roosters' final trial game this weekend against Canberra but is expected to be available by the start of the season according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

It's understood there were initial fears that Keary would miss a number of weeks, similar to Manly fullback Tom Trbojevic who was yesterday ruled out for the first four rounds after suffering a hamstring injury.

The Roosters will confirm the squad for their trial with Canberra later today. Young guns Josh Ralph and Ronald Volkman were the two halves in last Saturday's trial win over the Wests Tigers.

With round one of the NRL season just around the corner, the Roosters plan to start their year with Keary and Lachlan Lam as the two starting halves.

"We've got four halves that are really pushing hard and training well. Luke Keary and Lachie Lam are our halves to start the season," Roosters coach Trent Robinson told Fox Sports last week.

Lam, who's the son of Roosters great Adrian, has played just 11 games to date after making his debut for the club back in 2019.

Whether Lam remains in the starting side all year will be a big question on Robinson's mind, with young gun Sam Walker considered one of the future stars of the club.

The 18-year-old signed with the Roosters back in 2019 at the age of 16 after being chased by several clubs including the Cowboys, Broncos, and Titans, and Rugby Australia.