NSW Blues coach Laurie Daley named a 21-player squad for Game 2, with Saifiti and Burton missing out.
NSW Blues head coach Laurie Daley has confirmed his squad for the second game of the 2026 State of Origin series, with Jacob Saifiti and Matt Burton missing out from the Game 1 side.
Daley took the step to not name a starting 17, but instead, named 21 players in alphabetical order for Game 2 of the series.
That comes with Mitchell Moses, under an injury cloud and not having played since before Game 1, under a major injury cloud. Both Ethan Strange, who started Game 1 in his place at five-eighth, and Isaiya Katoa, have been added to the squad.
Katoa effectively comes into the squad for Matt Burton, who was a late addition for Game 1 after Moses was withdrawn, with the Bulldogs utility playing a handful of minutes off the bench.