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Melissa Woods

Origin star shrugs off knee injury to soar for Blues

He was carrying an injury, but Zac Lomax was feeling no pain after scoring two tries at the MCG. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

NSW Origin winger Zac Lomax left the MCG with a personal haul of 18 points and the admiration of AFL fans everywhere after scoring a try off a soaring mark.

But the St George Illawarra flyer almost didn't make it on to the field, forced to undergo a medical procedure in Melbourne on his knee on the eve of the match.

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