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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n Jacob Saifiti has been dropped by the Blues for Origin II to accommodate the return of Brisbane prop Payne Haas.<\/p>\n But Saifiti\u2019s Newcastle teammate Dylan Lucas is expected to come on to the extended bench after being named 20th man for game one.<\/p>\n NSW earlier on Monday received a boost when scans cleared Penrith centre Casey McLean of serious injury. McLean failed to finish Sunday\u2019s 68-0 hammering<\/a> of the Wests Tigers after hurting his ankle, and underwent precautionary scans late on Sunday.<\/p>\n The 20-year-old said after the game: \u201cI\u2019m pretty confident I\u2019ll be fine. It was just a scare \u2013 I jumped up, it got caught up and I landed a bit funny. If it was a do-or-die match, I would have taken the field again. All the physios are happy with the testing.\u201d<\/p>\n Sources with knowledge of the situation not authorised to speak publicly confirmed McLean had suffered a minor impingement, with slight inflammation at the front of his ankle.<\/p>\n He is expected to take part in the Blues\u2019 first full training session in camp on Thursday.<\/p>\n The Blues players for Origin II will be named later today and are due to arrive at Sydney Olympic Park before returning to their Central Coast base on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Mitchell Moses will undergo a fitness test on his hamstring on Monday afternoon before the King\u2019s Birthday clash against Canterbury, in the hope of getting the green light from Parramatta to return to the Blues side.<\/p>\n![\"Scans](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b40c3706aaeb282f25bfef16e10323ef7015d1190e921209f265a1523a535e66.jpeg\")
Scans have cleared Casey McLean of a serious ankle injury.NRL<\/p>\n