Manly wing Jorge Taufua's block-busting return to the NRL would have surely put a smile on Laurie Daley's face on a tough weekend for the NSW State of Origin coach.
Taufua was enormous in his first game of the year in the Sea Eagles' 24-4 demolition of Cronulla at Brookvale
Oval on Sunday on his return from a dislocated shoulder.
The 22-year-old's highly encouraging effort came less than 24 hours after NSW hooker Robbie Farah was helped off Campbelltown Stadium with a dislocated elbow.
Wests Tigers confirmed on Sunday their skilful playmaker will miss around six weeks, which puts him in grave doubt for the Origin opener in Brisbane on May 28.
With talk Daley is set to shake up his backline as the Blues seek to break Queensland's eight-year stranglehold on the interstate series, Taufua came into strong reckoning with his damaging display.
