Michael Maguire has reportedly held a secret playmakers meeting to sit down with his Origin contenders, with Sharks duo Nicho Hynes and Blayke Brailey in the mix for selection.
That is according to The Daily Telegraph, who are reporting both Hynes and Brailey earned an invite to Blues HQ, alongside a host of other stars, at NSWRL headquarters on Tuesday.
Fullbacks, halves and hooker were involved in the meeting, with Brailey forcing his way into selection calculations after a strong start to the season with Cronulla.
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Meanwhile, Hynes has made no secret of his desires to return to the Origin arena, telling foxsports.com.au his axing in 2023 has made him eager to return to the NSW side.
Brailey also wasn’t included in Maguire’s 40-man pre-season camp, but joined James Tedesco and Tom Trbojevic at the meeting.
Despite suffering a foot injury, Mitchell Moses was also in attendance, meaning he could be in line for selection with only a single game under his belt when he returns in Round 12.
Fellow Eels star Clint Gutherson was also in attendance, while Rabbitohs trio Damien Cook, Latrell Mitchell and Cody Walker declined their invitation.
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They instead wanted to concentrate on the Rabbitohs and resurrecting their season amid mounting pressure on coach Jason Demetriou.
Hooker Wayde Egan is expected to sit down with Maguire when his side travel to Sydney next while Api Koroisau was another hooker in attendance at the meeting.
Nathan Cleary, Jarome Luai and Dylan Edwards were all enjoying time away from the game during their bye week and also weren’t present.
The players in attendance at the Blues’ Sydney Olympic Park base reportedly chatted about potential game plans to stop a Maroons three-peat.
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