Haas out of Origin as fellow Broncos prop hospitalised

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Payne Haas will miss a chunk of the season for the Brisbane Broncos, not to mention being ruled out of Origin I for NSW. (Getty Images: Izhar Khan)

The Brisbane Broncos' dire injury situation has become even worse, with Payne Haas and Corey Jensen among several players ruled out of action.

Haas is out for six to eight weeks with a grade three medial ligament tear, while Jensen has been admitted to hospital in Brisbane with a pulmonary embolism.

Brisbane host Canterbury on Friday night, with 13 players either in doubt or ruled out.

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Brisbane's injury woes have gone beyond crisis point, with prop Corey Jensen in hospital with a blood clot in his lung.

Jensen flew home after the 21-20 win over Wests Tigers and was admitted to hospital in Brisbane with a pulmonary embolism.

The 32-year-old is in the best of care. His recovery time is unclear at this stage, but he is expected to miss several weeks.

Fellow Prop Payne Haas was injured in the first half of the clash in Campbelltown and scans revealed a grade-three MCL, meaning he will miss six to eight weeks of action.

That is dire news for the Broncos and also NSW, who will be without Haas for the State of Origin opener.

Fullback Jesse Arthars was injured in the first half of the clash with the Tigers and has been diagnosed with what the Broncos in a statement said was a "tear to his interosseous membrane" in his leg.

Centre Kotoni Staggs played with injury through the Tigers match, but scans revealed a plantar fascia strain to a foot.

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Brisbane host Canterbury on Friday night and the make-up of their side is in flux, with 13 players either ruled out or in doubt.

If Arthars is ruled out, fullback Hayze Perham is in the mix to start against his former club after doing a good job off the bench when Arthars was injured against the Tigers.

Prop Va'a Semu, who was named on the bench but did not play against the Tigers, is in line for his NRL debut, while 19-year-old centre Antonio Verhoeven is a logical replacement for Staggs if he is scratched.