Prop Payne Haas left training with a sprained ankle. It comes as the mentoring clicks between Nathan Cleary and Andrew Johns ahead of Origin I - the immortal declaring the NSWBlues half the best player in the world. NRL 7NEWS
The NSW giant limped from Coogee Oval to seek medical treatment midway through Friday’s session and was later seen with ice applied and leg raised.
WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Jarome Luai and Tyson Frizell all smiles as they discuss controversial hair pulling incident.Blues officials moved quickly to assure gathered media the treatment was only precautionary, with Haas not in any doubt for Wednesday’s series opener. They were also confident Haas would be able to resume training when the Blues regather on Sunday after breaking for the weekend.Payne Haas with his ankle iced during NSW Blues training.“It’s an ankle sprain. He just trod on the boot of someone as he was running backwards and he’s just gone over on the ankle.“There’s not a history. It’s just an ankle sprain that needs icing at the moment.”
Any concerns over Haas’ fitness would be a serious concern for the Blues, given his ability to play big minutes through the middle of the field.NSW desperately needed the front-rower in last year’s decider which he missed with a shoulder injury as the Blues went down 22-12 at Suncorp Stadium.
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