Injured Kangaroos winger Josh Mansour (pictured) has praised fellow three quarter Blake Ferguson fore the way he’s stepped up following Mansours serious knee injury.

Mansour suffered the injury in an innocuous training incident, opening the door for Ferguson to return to the Kangaroos lineup in Mansours place.

Ferguson responded with a man of the match winning effort against New Zealand and Mansour says he’s thrilled at the way First Nations man Ferguson has taken the opportunity.