Moses Parks ego darkened as blues' cloud of injury

Mitchell Moses will put aside his playful ego in a new partnership of the stand with Nathan Cleary.

After a week with rain -spoiled preparations at home, the blues trained on Monday in Sunny Bally in Brisbane.

Parramatta Halfback Moses coordinated his new partnership with Penrith No. 7 Cleary in a opposite meeting with the Queensland Cup-Outfit Wynnum Manly.

All eyes were directed at prop Payne Haas, which remains under a cloud of injury with a quadricepsniggle.

But Star Center Stephen Crichton added the blues headache when he limped to it earlier, wrapped in ice with his upper leg.

Cleary and Moses have worn the number 7 of the blues in all of 21 origins since 2018, but will play together for the first time after overlooking the returned trainer Laurie Daley Cleary's former Penrith Sidekick Jarome Luai.

Only the sixth game will mark in 129 origins that extend over 45 years – and for the first time in a decade – that NSW has put together two traditional No. 7 in the halves.

Moses will defend on the unknown left and said that he had no problem sharing the stage with the Panthers' doll champion.

“Every half has an ego, otherwise they would not be in the position to be honest,” he said.

“It's about putting it aside and what is best for the team, and we will do that.

“It is very clear, it was clear from the first day. We sat down, talking about what's going on, what the schedule is and worked out and hopefully we will get it at work on Wednesday.”

Exactly what it is “it” remains a mystery in which the training sessions of the blues largely behind closed doors.

“Do you want to know everything?” Moses smiled.

“You have to see Wednesday evening, I think we know what we want to do here.”

Haas showed that he was still no certainty to recover from a quadriceps injury, and expired on Wednesday when he completed his own fitness drill aside.

Center Crichton joined him under a fresh cloud when he had not finished the session. The blues hoped that his problem was nothing more than a messed up quadriceps muscle.

Melbourne Prop Stefano Utoikamanu is on stand-by for Haas, while Campbell Graham, who was filled in after Crichton's injury on Monday, would replace the Canterbury Skipper.

“He could do the most things,” said Blues Utility Connor Watson about Haas.

“It is very important for us, was one of the main parts of this Origin team … As soon as he started playing the first class.

“(He had such a big impact on the game, so powerful, so fit, a real joy.”