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Paul Gallen and Greg Bird watch from the sidelines as the NSW Blues train at Parramatta Stadium. Picture: Gregg Porteous Source: Gregg Porteous / The Daily Telegraph
Injured NSW enforcers Paul Gallen and Greg Bird could run Thursday in a bid to prove their fitness ahead of Wednesday night's State of Origin decider.
Blues coach Laurie Daley on Wednesday night told The Daily Telegraph that both players were walking around without their moon boots on - now it was just a case of waiting to see if they run.
In the countdown to what will be the biggest game in Origin history, the inspirational NSW captain is nursing a foot injury that has kept him out of action since Origin II on June 26, while Bird has a painful ankle injury he suffered last weekend playing for the Titans.
Daley said: "Depending on how they are feeling, we might try and run them (Thursday). If they don't run (today) we will try it again on Friday.
"Then we will see how they pull up on Saturday and make a decision from there."
Asked if his gut feeling was they would play, Daley said: "I really can't say. It just depends on how sore they are. We really have to wait for them to run to know any more. We will be guided by how they respond after they put pressure on (the injuries)."
If Gallen is forced out of the game, hooker Robbie Farah will take over as captain - but Farah reckons it will take more than a sore foot and a moon boot to keep Gallen out of an Origin game as important as this one.
"Gal's going to be fine unless someone cuts his leg off," Farah said.
"He's a tough competitor. I know how much it means to him to be out there with us and we hope he's going to be out there with us."
Gallen and Bird are NSW's two most experienced players following Jarryd Hayne's withdrawal with 16 and 13 Origin appearances respectively.
Hayne has played 17 games for NSW but is already out with a hamstring injury.
Paul Gallen and Greg Bird watch from the sidelines as the NSW Blues train at Parramatta Stadium. Picture: Gregg Porteous
The last thing NSW needs now is to lose the Bash Brothers as the Blues try and end Queensland's seven years of Origin dominance.
But Daley remained upbeat Wednesday night, saying if they are forced out he has confidence Aaron Woods and Boyd Cordner are up for the job.
Woods made his Origin debut in Brisbane while Cordner has been one of the form players in the NRL and at 21 is already part of the Roosters' leadership group.
Daley said both youngsters had fitted in well this week and would be ready if their opportunity comes.
"They have been here all week so it is a great advantage having them here," Daley said. "They have both been terrific."
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