The New Zealand international will be sorely missed ahead of the Storm Round 1 blockbuster against the Bulldogs.

"He's had a sore foot for a little bit and we thought it was part of an ankle injury but it wasn't so he's in a boot for a little bit and it will take him a while to get back," Storm coach Craig Bellamy said.

Billy Slater will miss the first three rounds adding to their injury woes.  

"The trials have been pretty good - we were a bit unhappy with our first 20 minutes last week but the boys fought back strongly in the second half," Bellamy said.