"But injury setbacks are something you learn to deal with and this isn't the first time I've had to come back from something like this.
"There's a lot of excitement among the group for the season, so it's good motivation for me to give myself every chance of getting back on the field as soon as possible."
Reds head coach Richard Graham added: "It's disappointing to lose Quade to such an innocuous collision during an opposed training session, but this is the nature of contact sport.