Corey Parker has put Brisbane’s form slump down to injuries after the Broncos were smashed by Melbourne on Friday 48-6 which followed another belting from Canterbury the previous week.

Despite having their State of Origin stars back on deck, Anthony Milford and Ben Hunt in the halves and the returning Andrew McCullough – the Broncos were no match for the Storm.

“It’s just a tough period for us,” Parker told Sky Sports Radio.

“We’ve been hit pretty hard with injuries in the outside back area.”

Parker added that the team wasn’t worried about the result but effort which was lacking against the Bulldogs.

“We were going into that game not worrying about a result but more worrying about some performances in certain areas,” he said.

“At times, we were in front from the week before.”