The Dolphins have officially confirmed that the duo of Felise Kaufusi and Jeremy Marshall-King have been ruled out of their Round 9 clash against the Canberra Raiders on Sunday afternoon.

In what is massive blow to the club in the short-term, Kaufusi (knee) and Marshall-King (cut) will make their returns the following week in Magic Round on May 2 against the Sydney Roosters at Suncorp Stadium.

The club confirmed that Kaufusi sustained a strained medial ligament, while the hooker continues to remain sidelined after an infection arose in a nasty cut on his thigh which he suffered a fortnight ago against the Panthers.

However, in some positive news, utility Max Plath is a chance to play this weekend after he left the field last week with a foot injury on Good Friday aginast the Melbourne Storm.

โ€œWe really want to make sure Jeremy's cut heals properly before he does anything, so the best way to look after him is to give him another week's break,โ€ said Dolphins' Head of Performance Jeremy Hickmans.

โ€œFelise is in a brace at this point but if all goes according to plan he could play against the Roosters.

โ€œPlath has a foot ligament injury, but with some luck and the long turnaround into the game, he could take the field against the Raiders.โ€

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