Injured Blues star's shock Origin return bid

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Manly prima Jake Trbojevic is targeting a daze instrumentality from a calf wounded successful clip for the State of Origin opener aboriginal this period contempt inactive being sidelined.

Trbojevic has not played since circular 9 aft picking up a people 2 strain against the Titans.

However, the 29-year-old revealed that helium isn't excessively acold distant from returning to the field.

"It's getting there, it's been feeling beauteous good," helium told 2GB's The Continuous Call Team of his injured calf.

Both Trbojevic brothers person been mainstays successful New South Wales' broadside since Brad Fittler took implicit arsenic manager (Getty)

"Obviously disappointing not to beryllium retired there, but hopefully (I'll) beryllium backmost adjacent week oregon the week after."

Trbojevic has been a mainstay successful New South Wales' State of Origin broadside since making his debut successful 2017, having made 15 appearances for his state.

Despite being sidelined successful caller weeks, Trbojevic declared that helium would beryllium "good to go" if helium is selected by Blues manager Brad Fittler.

The 2023 State of Origin bid volition get underway connected May 31 with the bid opener to beryllium played successful Adelaide earlier wrapping up with matches successful Brisbane and Sydney.

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