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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n Mitchell Moses will have to pass a secret fitness test on his injured hamstring on Monday before being selected by the Blues for the second State of Origin clash.<\/p>\n Moses has spent the week rehabilitating his left hamstring injury, which he suffered 48 hours before Origin I, and has also kept him out of club duty for Parramatta against the Bulldogs at Accor Stadium.<\/p>\n It was widely expected Moses would be selected in the Blues squad<\/a>, and he would need to be running at full pace by Thursday, when NSW hold their first serious training session in camp.<\/p>\n But Moses\u2019 fitness test on the Kings Birthday holiday will mean Parramatta make the final call on their star player\u2019s availability. The move also removes any uncertainty for the Blues around the No. 6\u2019s fitness in the early days of camp.<\/p>\n Should Moses be ruled out by the Eels, Canberra\u2019s Ethan Strange is expected to be named at starting five-eighth, where he played in game one after Moses broke down<\/a> 48 hours before kick-off. Dolphins\u2019 star Isaiya Katoa would be brought on to the extended bench as the back-up playmaker.<\/p>\n Katoa was included by Daley in the Blues\u2019 wider squad ahead of Origin III last year.<\/p>\n Parramatta coach Jason Ryles said on Sunday if Moses pulls up fine from the final fitness run, he would be more than ready to go for the second game in Melbourne on June 17.<\/p>\n \u201cShould he be selected he\u2019ll be fine,\u201d Ryles said. \u201c[Moses] will build up his speeds of running and volume, and he\u2019s in the middle of that at the moment. He\u2019s looking pretty good right at the minute.<\/p>\n \u201cProvided there are no incidents, he\u2019ll be fine. It will be a pretty quick turnaround [until the team is named] \u2013 all you need to know is if he gets selected he\u2019ll be right to play.\u201d<\/p>\n Moses was not named for Monday\u2019s clash against Canterbury, with Ryles admitting he could have pushed the halfback, but it was not worth it.<\/p>\n Ryles also said he had no issues with Moses being handed over to NSW\u2019s care, despite the 31-year-old injuring his calf during Origin camp before game two last year.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re very comfortable with him playing Origin, he deserves it, and I think every time he goes and plays, he does really well, NSW does well,\u201d Ryles said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s part of having good players at your footy club. If they\u2019re playing Origin, you\u2019re a better chance of winning each weekend.<\/p>\n \u201cFor me, having experienced it myself, it\u2019s really important they get the opportunity to do it. If Mitch gets selected, it\u2019s important [for Parramatta] he plays.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Mitchell](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b1a71df3b6321f20b64b95180ea78e2e21c06b8c.jpeg\")
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