Analyses on Wednesday confirmed that the international Kiwi requires surgery after badly breaks his pectoral muscle in 24-4 on Saturday night loss to Manly.
The former wheel of the Broncos joins a list of injuries of long backline to the Cowboys with others that centres Brent Tate, extreme and Willie Tonga test full backup Shannon Gallant and Michael Bani also margin.
It was announced as an area of strength for the club, coach Neil Henry has had to be creative in their backline due to problems.
Rower back Gavin Cooper play at their third meeting this season in the centres against the Warriors on Saturday night while the usefulness of former roosters Ben Jones has been called feeder Club Mackay cutters.
Henry not hasten recovery of Tate of the reconstruction of his knee, but round 18 - his and Tonga likely return - could not come soon as the depth of its center was a huge success.
"It has eroded safe," he said.
"We have had to be a bit creative-Ben Jones, slotting what there is and (man 18th) will be of Tupou out there also."
"I thought cooperatives, Gavin, has made a good fist of exit on the left edge, as well."
"(But) we do not need to happen." "We will have to turn people around and try and get results to Tonga and Tate to return."
Winterstein injury, suffered in the second half as he failed to stop Steve Matai scoring at Brookvale Oval, continues his season's debut of horror in Townsville.
Their problems began in the offseason, breaking his jaw against Brisbane in Alice Springs, which forced him to miss the first five rounds.
The warriors have called Inu former Parramatta star Krisnan centres for the first time after moving to Lewis Brown on the bench.
The Cowboys also will be without second rower Glenn Hall (suspension), while Cory Paterson is still a fortnight away after undergoing knee surgery following his transfer from the middle of the season for the Knights.
Henry has also given opportunity of passes and overcome his wounds of war by resting him in training on Monday and Tuesday blocking workaholic Dallas Johnson.
- AAP
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