Mitchell Moses

It means Luai will play for three different clubs across three years following a period of stability early in his career where he debuted for the Panthers in 2018 before winning four premierships with them from 2021 to 2024

Cleary entered the decider with his Origin reputation under scrutiny after missing an Origin-record 10 tackles during NSW's heavy Game 2 defeat, despite already holding four NRL premiership rings with the Penrith Panthers

The Eels had $1.3 million halfback Mitchell Moses in Origin camp

But they steadied, holding parity for the middle 40-minutes, until Nathan Cleary stepped up with a masterclass in nerveless football, mirroring the Maroon’s opening salvo to scramble three tries in the final quarter to conjure Origin’s biggest comeback

Moses was confined to the south-eastern corner of Morrie Breen Oval, on the NSW Central Coast, where he completed a series of stretching and running drills with Blues physio Kenny Michalopoulos

Former All Blacks halfback TJ Perenara suffered a similar injury at the end of 2022, but when he returned he looked as if he had actually added half of acceleration

It’s ironic, then, that the match officials who thought they were upholding the letter of the law, for the sake of integrity and brain health and other high motives, who should not have a single obligation to entertain, have acted in the interests of the entertainment industry

The Roosters’ No 1 barrelled after a Cleary bomb, 79 minutes into his 24th Origin appearance

Blues medicos will send him for scans on Tuesday morning, with Canterbury’s Matt Burton set to link with the squad when thyey arrive in Sydney later Monday

It’s also unclear how involved the referees will become after club football experienced a marked increase in the number of six-agains being awarded