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Roosters veteran ready for Origin after knee 'scare'

Angus Crichton is hoping for one last Origin hurrah before to leaving for rugby at season's end. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Angus Crichton says playing for NSW would be especially meaningful in 2026, insisting there is no chance a recent injury scare would stand in his way of a State of Origin berth.

The Sydney Roosters second-rower was originally expected to miss a handful of games - and possibly the Origin series opener - after leaving the round-nine defeat of Brisbane with a medial cruciate ligament injury.

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