Kieran Foran's frustration - Will Warriors pay for his two-round absence?

Kieran Foran - set for Warriors debut in Dunedin. Photo / William Booth Photosport

Kieran Foran was ready to play round one of the new NRL season and the Warriors will hope they don't pay a heavy price for starting the season without him.

Foran was cleared by the NRL this week for a return to action, but there is a hint of frustration out of the Foran camp over the NRL's decision to keep the 26-year-old sidelined until the round-three match against the Bulldogs in Dunedin.

One of the Warriors' problems has been their poor starts to seasons, and they will hope to correct that in opening home games against Newcastle and Melbourne.

Foran isn't talking until he gets on the field, but his godfather, Auckland lawyer Don Mackinnon, said the five-eighth was over his shoulder injury.

"We're delighted [with the NRL clearance] ... it's been a long process and Kieran is rapt it's resolved, if a little frustrated with the delay overall," said Mackinnon.

"He feels he's ready to go, he's trained incredibly hard, done his rehabilitation and worked closely with the NRL over their concerns.

"He's fit to play from round one, but accepted the NRL's decision that round three is the starting point - he'll live with that. We always thought he would be registered at some point, as close to round one as possible."

Foran was released by Parramatta in late July, after just nine games for his new club,

Mackinnon told Radio Sport that Foran was making "great progress" with addiction issues.

"He's raring to go - come round three he will let the country see that," said Mackinnon.

"There is a lot more to come in his career. He's a great kid, a very good player and I'm sure Warriors fans will get to see that over the course of the next season."

The Warriors threw the former Manly and Parramatta player a lifeline with a one-year deal, but the NRL sidelined Foran over concerns he was associating with undesirable gamblers and psychological problems.

Restrictions are in place over who he can associate with and Foran will undergo one further psychological test.