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Blues cop Origin blow as young gun suffers fresh injury at training
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Casey McLean ruled out of State of Origin II for Blues after training incident Sat 13 Jun 2026 at 11:37am Casey McLean has been ruled out of the second State of Origin match after suffering a fresh leg injury at NSW training ahead of game two. Uncapped code-hopper Mark Nawaqanitawase is a leading contender to come into the team for Wednesday's clash at the MCG. The Blues are set to announce McLean's replacement imminently.
Casey McLean ruled out of State of Origin II for Blues after training incident
Sat 13 Jun 2026 at 11:37am
Casey McLean has been ruled out of the second State of Origin match after suffering a fresh leg injury at NSW training ahead of game two.
Uncapped code-hopper Mark Nawaqanitawase is a leading contender to come into the team for Wednesday's clash at the MCG.
The Blues are set to announce McLean's replacement imminently.
McLean went down in the warm-up on Saturday at Central Coast Stadium, where the Blues were holding their final session before flying to Melbourne later that day.
A handful of team staff attended to the Penrith left centre, who came into camp after suffering a minor ankle injury against Wests Tigers last Sunday.
But it is understood that the 20-year-old went down with a separate quadriceps issue at training, taking no further part in drills.
It is a devastating blow for rising star McLean, who was electric in his Origin debut from the bench in the Blues' game-one win.
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