May 25, 2026 — 2:47pmNSW have been rocked on the eve of Origin I with Mitchell Moses in doubt with a hamstring injury.The Parramatta playmaker was unable to complete Monday’s session on the Central Coast before Blues medicos sent him for scans. Canterbury’s Matt Burton has been rushed into the squad as cover.Mitchell Moses suffered a hamstring injury at Blues training on Monday.Getty ImagesCanberra’s Ethan Strange has been in camp all week and is expected to slot into five-eighth should scans confirm the worst for Moses.Burton played arguably his best game at five-eighth last Friday when the Bulldogs defeated the Melbourne Storm, and is no stranger to playing Origin football.Canterbury captain Stephen Crichton loved what he saw of Burton on Friday night, and said: “For him [Burton] to put that out there on the field, he’ll get a lot of confidence out of that. When he plays like that, Bronson Xerri plays the way he did, and it has that ripple effect.”James Tedesco spoke last week about finally looking forward to playing his first Origin game with childhood friend Moses and Nathan Cleary as the halves pairing.Blues officials have been contacted for comment.More to comeFrom our partners