NSW Blues head coach Laurie Daley has confirmed that Mitchell Moses remains on schedule to participate in Game 2 of the State of Origin series, even though he missed Wednesday's training session.
Just a week before the match, Moses was spotted warming up alone, which indicated that his hamstring has yet to fully recover.
Daley addressed the media, stating that Moses is expected to train at "full clip" on Thursday, emphasizing that this is crucial for his availability.
He also mentioned that Isaiya Katoa will still be released to compete for the Dolphins on Friday evening.
"We probably won't have him do all the session, but he'll need to be going at full clip, and he's on track to do that. There are no issues as far as we're concerned," Daley said.
"Izzy will go back and play with the Dolphins on Friday night. I think if we had a lot of concern, we probably would have made the call to have Izzy in the 20 somewhere, so we're comfortable with where it's at."
Katoa was included in the squad primarily as a backup for Moses, who would only make it to the bench if the Parramatta star cannot play.
Moses has secured a starting position for Game 2, despite Ethan Strange demonstrating a strong case for being the standout player in the Blues' remarkable comeback. The Canberra star will return to his initial bench role during the trip to Melbourne.
Moses sustained his hamstring injury leading up to Game 1, just days before the match when he was originally set to team up with Nathan Cleary.