NRL: Geoff Toovey wants answers over Kieran Foran injury from NZRL

Kieran Foran of New Zealand runs the ball during the Trans-Tasman Test match between the Australia Kangaroos and the New Zealand Kiwis. Photo / Getty Images.

Manly coach Geoff Toovey says he is waiting on a please-explain from the New Zealand Rugby League on how Kieran Foran's hamstring injury was handled in Sunday's Test against Australia.

The Kiwis five-eighth was this week ruled out of NRL action for Manly for up to a month after aggravating a hamstring problem in the first half of the Test.

Toovey said the club was aware that Foran had carried the issue into the Test but expressed disappointment in the Kiwis allowing him to finish the match.

"He nursed himself through it to play in the Test, which is obviously a big honour for him. But in the first half he hurt it there. Bit disappointed on how things eventuated in the second half," Toovey said on Friday.

"Hopefully there isn't any more damage done. But that's football.

"Obviously they won the game which made it worthwhile."

Toovey said he would wait on a full report before deciding on a course of action.

"We told them that he had a hamstring issue," he said.

"He was fine to play.

"It was more the procedures after that. We'll just have to wait and see."

Toovey said he was still unsure on who would replace Foran in Sunday's clash against Newcastle.

However he confirmed skipper Jamie Lyon would be a certain starter and that Feleti Mateo and Josh Starling could be late inclusions.

Toovey also revealed the club remained interested in signing sacked Cronulla playmaker Todd Carney, as well as poaching promising halfback Ashley Taylor from Brisbane due to Daly Cherry-Evans pending departure to Gold Coast.

"(Carney has) got a contract in France, but we're looking at all quality players that are on or off contract in the NRL and overseas," he said.

"Both our quality halves are leaving and we need to replace them.

"(Taylor's) name has been brought up a couple of times but I believe he's on contract at Brisbane.

"He's a quality player, a young player. But we need some experience in that area as well."

-AAP