http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/2016/05/20/10/37/farah-cleared-by-second-brain-scans
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Wests Tigers hooker Robbie Farah will head into NSW State of Origin camp on Monday with a clean bill of health after a second set of scans cleared him of any serious damage to his head.
Farah copped a brutal knock in last week's NRL loss to Canterbury, and while he was initially given the green light in post-game scans, he went for a follow-up MRI at Westmead hospital on Wednesday.
Tigers coach Jason Taylor confirmed Farah would miss the club's NRL game against Newcastle on Saturday, but will be ready to go for the Blues next week.
"The first scans were clear, they were straight after the game. And then he had more and they were clear as well," Taylor said in Campbelltown on Friday.
"At this stage we expect him to be right for Origin."
Co-captain Dene Halatau will deputise for Farah against the Knights, while off-season recruit Matt Ballin will make his club and season debut off the bench.
The former Manly rake, who turned out in the NSW Cup last weekend, is likely to play around 40 minutes in what will be his first NRL game since undergoing a knee reconstruction last year.
"He played plenty of time in the Intrust Super Cup game last week and played stronger than probably he thought he would and I thought he would, so that was good," Taylor said.
"We were planning to wait another week but Robbie being in the situation he's in meant that Matt gets that chance a bit earlier. He'll be ready for it.
"It's not as though he's unsure of what the NRL is. He's played for 10 years or so, probably more. He knows what to expect."
**_Centre Kevin Naiqama is battling an injury problem and could be a late withdrawal_**, while Taylor also said star fullback James Tedesco is likely to miss at least another couple of games as he recovers from a shoulder injury.
"We're not exactly sure when he'll return. He's doing well," Taylor said of Tedesco.
"He's making progress, but he's not looking like being right for the Broncos game at this stage.
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