Broncos forward Payne Haas will spend the next six to eight weeks on the sidelines after suffering a Grade 3 MCL tear in the Broncos’ gritty win over the Tigers on Saturday.

Haas’ knee was twisted in a tackle from Royce Hunt on the half-hour mark, and the hulking prop immediately grimaced in pain and reached for his right knee.

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The 26-year-old tried to run it off but was unsuccessful, coming from the field moments later with Broncos medical staff ruling him out quickly.

And on Monday, the Broncos revealed the true extent of his injury.

“The Brisbane Broncos can confirm Payne Haas suffered a Grade 3 MCL injury in Saturday night’s game against the Wests Tigers,” the Broncos said in a statement on Monday.

“Based on early medical assessments, Haas is expected to be sidelined for approximately 6-8 weeks.”

That means Haas will miss at least State of Origin Game 1 for the NSW Blues on May 27 and is no certainty to be fit for Game 2 on June 17 either, which is in eight weeks’ time.

It is a devastating blow for both NSW and the Broncos, who will have to deal without the best prop in the game.

Corey Jensen hospitalised with clot on lung

The bad news for Brisbane stars doesn’t stop there either with fellow forward Corey Jensen rushed to hospital with a blood clot on his lung.

Jensen suffered a pulmonary embolism after the Tigers match and he is currently under observation in hospital.

While his timeframe for recovery is not yet clear it is expected he will also miss the next several weeks.

Meanwhile, in more bad news for Brisbane Kotoni Staggs suffered a plantar fascia strain and Jesse Arthars teared his interosseous membrane in his ankle.

It means Brisbane could be without as many as 12 players for the round 8 clash, adding to the mounting injury list which includes Ben Hunt (knee), Reece Walsh (cheekbone), Pat Carrigan (suspended), Blake Mozer (jaw) and Billy Walters (knee).

In one bit of good news for the Broncos, hooker Cory Paix is expected to return against the Bulldogs after missing the last game due to concussion.

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