{"id":719875,"date":"2026-06-06T22:49:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T22:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/719875\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T22:49:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T22:49:11","slug":"hint-over-blues-halves-call-star-set-to-be-axed-in-big-origin-return-blues-team-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/719875\/","title":{"rendered":"Hint over Blues halves call; star set to be axed in big Origin return \u2014 Blues team LIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Blues may have won the 2026 Origin series opener, but Laurie Daley still has some huge selection decisions to make ahead of a potentially series-deciding clash.<\/p>\n

Arguably the biggest call he will have to make is who wears the No.6 jersey after Ethan Strange delivered an impressive debut after Mitchell Moses\u2019 untimely training injury ruled him out.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, a broken arm suffered by bench hooker Blayke Brailey also has Blues selectors scrambling to pick a new hooker while Payne Haas is also set to return, sparking a pack reshuffle.<\/p>\n

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