James Tedesco is set to play in the State of Origin series opener only days after being axed, following scans revealing Dylan Edwards has strained his left quadriceps.
Edwards is set to remain with the Blues but Tedesco will join the squad in Sydney instead of playing fullback for the Sydney Roosters today.
Edwards went for scans on Sunday morning after pulling up sore following a training session at NSW’s Blue Mountains camp on Saturday.
The Blues said at the time they would wait until Sunday to make a call on Edwards’s fitness and had since decided playing him would be too risky.
The New South Wales Rugby League is currently seeking an exemption from the Australian Rugby League Commission to bring Tedesco in from outside its initial 20-man squad.
Pending that exemption being granted, Tedesco will make a fairytale return to the Blues only days on from Michael Maguire’s initial decision to axe him following 22 consecutive games as the state’s fullback.
AAP
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