Only days out from Queensland's State of Origin III team being named, Oates lasted barely 20 minutes of Friday night's Storm try-scoring blitz which included a Suliasi Vunivalu hat-trick.
Centre Cheyse Blair bagged a double as Melbourne inflicted Brisbane's biggest home loss in front of 44,519 fans.
Oates came off second best with try-bound centre Ryan Morgan in the 18th minute and was soon escorted from the field in a concern for Queensland selectors.
The Maroons name their Origin III team on Monday.
