Catalans Dragons expect to be without star signing Todd Carney for three to four weeks with a broken rib . The 2010 international player of the year was taken to hospital for X-rays after being hurt during the Dragons ' 40-40 draw with Salford in Perpignan on Saturday . It was only Carney 's second appearance in Super League after joining the Catalans on a three-year contract . Catalan Dragons ' Todd Carney is expected to be out of acton for three to four weeks with a broken rib . Carney was taken to hospital for X-rays after damaging his ribs during match against Salford . Referee Phil Bentham ruled that Salford forward Lama Tasi was committed to the tackle on the Australian stand-off but the incident infuriated Dragons coach Laurent Frayssinous , who insists the Red Devils player should have been punished and expects him to be charged when the Rugby Football League 's match-review panel study the incident on Monday . Frayssinous was fiercely critical earlier this season of what he claimed was a failure of referees to protect his playmakers and in particular full back Morgan Escare and expressed his fears that Carney would become a target . ' I said I was worried over the protection of my quality players and it has happened in only his second game , ' Frayssinous said . ' I expect Tasi to be charged but I also thought he should have been shown a card . ' Frayssinous was also angered by the decision of Bentham to penalise Escare in the closing moments for playing on after being tackled near his own line . That enabled Josh Griffin to draw the match but Frayssinous said his full-back should have been allowed to go back and play the ball and expects his critical post-match comments , in which he accused officials of double standards , to result in a fine . ' I hope that my £500 will help the referee to be better next week , ' he said . The result at the Stade Gilbert Brutus set a new record for the highest scoring draw in the 20 years of Super League , beating the 36-36 draw between London Broncos and Leeds at The Stoop in 2004 .
Todd Carney is expected to be out of action for three to four weeks . The 28-year-old was taken to hospital for X-rays after sustaining injury . Carney was making second Super League appearance since joining club .