Robbie Farah calls Laurie Daley mid-interview to declare State of Origin fitness
Date May 16, 2016 - 6:09PM
Brad Walter
Sports Reporter
Robbie Farah is in doubt for Wests Tigers match against Newcastle on Saturday but the NSW hooker has assured coach Laurie Daley he will be fit for Origin I after phoning him during a press conference about Blues selections.
Daley was answering questions about the make-up of the NSW side to be announced next Monday when his phone rang with the cameras rolling and he sheepishly tried to turn it off only to see Farah's name flash up on the screen.
After returning Farah's call following the interview, Daley breathed a sigh of relief as the Blues vice-captain told him he had been cleared of any serious head or neck problems and would be available for the series opener at ANZ Stadium on June 1.
"It didn't look great yesterday but I texted him last night and I am glad that he is OK because you never like to see that happen to anyone," Daley said.
After leaving the field in a neck brace after a 23rd minute collision with Canterbury five-eighth Josh Reynolds and taken to hospital for scans, Farah was discharged on Sunday night and arrived home to find his former NSW team-mate waiting for him.
"Want to thank him for the concern he showed me on the field and looking after me while I was on the ground concussed," Farah posted on Instagram. "One of my best mates and silly for anyone to think that what happened was anything but an accident."
The pair may be reunited next week in Origin I but the chances of Reynolds being recalled after being dropped for last year's series are likely to depend on the form of Sydney Roosters halfback Mitchell Pearce before the Blues line-up is announced next Monday.
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