Morris an Origin hope
JOSH Morris is ready to answer any SOS plea to make an Origin return as NSW deal with a crippling centre crisis.
The Blues’ outside-back stocks have taken a hit with centre options Tom Trbojevic, Jack Bird and Joey Leilua all ruled out of Origin I by injury and incumbent James Roberts out of favour at the Broncos.
Brisbane’s Jack Bird rocketed into Origin calculations off the back of good club form after Roberts’ axing, but a likely season-ending knee injury has cruelled his chances.
Leilua’s season is all but over with a neck injury and a hamstring injury has sidelined Trbojevic.
That leaves Morris, Roberts or Newcastle’s Jesse Ramien — who returned from injury yesterday — in the mix.
Morris has indicated he is willing to come out of representative retirement if needed.