Jason Ryles insists Mitch Moses will be fit for the second State of Origin match despite missing Parramatta's last NRL match before NSW team selection.
Scratched from Origin I the day before kick-off, five-eighth Moses has resumed running on return from his minor hamstring injury.
But his omission from Monday's NRL clash against Canterbury robbed Moses of his last chance to reaffirm his credentials before Origin II on June 17.
Eels coach Ryles said "it wasn't worth" risking captain and star player Moses for round 14, but that he was tracking well in his recovery ahead of Origin II.
"All you need to know is, if he gets selected, he'll be right to play," said Ryles.
"They just build up their speeds of running and their volumes and he's in the middle of that at the moment.