It has no doubt been a turbulent lead-up to Daley naming the team on Tuesday, however, should Farah play and Canterbury’s Origin contingent pull up healthy after Monday night’s encounter with Melbourne, the Blues will head to Brisbane with the same 17 that levelled the series at the MCG.
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Tigers coach Jason Taylor revealed Farah had suffered a fracture in his hand and went straight for scans, putting his participation in New South Wales’ State of Origin decider against Queensland a week on Wednesday into question.
Michael Ennis is expected to be ruled out after copping a one-week ban for a grade-one careless high-tackle charge in the Sharks win over the Cowboys, but is yet to make a plea.
“We’ll give him every opportunity to be right”.
“But that is nothing compared to what is expected of me – I would have to prepare a lot more”. “For privacy reasons we are unable to provide information on specific passengers”.
The cupboard looks threadbare for NSW if Farah and Ennis are both unavailable, with Dragons No. 9 Mitch Rein, who missed Saturday night’s loss to the Eels through suspension, likely to be the front-runner for the job against Cameron Smith and the Maroons.
“It would be important to do some training before such a big game”. I’m confident I can get out there and play with or without the surgery.
Ennis participated in a number of sprints and ball-handling drills in the warm and sunny conditions on Thursday morning as Robbie Farah watched on from the sidelines with his injured hand in a splint.
“At this stage “Loz” is giving me as much time as I need”. This gives me a chance to train. “We’ll see how it pans out”.
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“He came off when he got to the point that he just couldn’t go any further”. The West Tigers captain underwent sudden hand surgery on Tuesday night saying he “won’t die wondering” as he desperately attempts to play for Origin III.
