Canberra and NSW Origin assistant coach Matt Parish believes Shaun Fensom is capable of breaking into the Blues side this year, labelling the Raiders lock ''the sort of player NSW could use''.

The Raiders received a huge boost on Friday when back rowers Fensom (elbow ligament) and Joel Edwards (concussion) were both cleared to take on Penrith on Saturday.

Is Raiders lock Shaun Fensom ready to leap into rep footy? Credit:Jeffrey Chan

While he will play in the lime green jersey this weekend, Parish is convinced Fensom would handle a sky blue one after watching his performances closely since joining Canberra this season.

The opinion of new Raiders coach Ricky Stuart would be highly regarded by NSW coach Laurie Daley, given the pair formed one of the great halves combinations at Canberra.