Cameron Murray has sent a scare through South Sydney’s camp after he finished training early on Monday.

The Rabbitohs captain reportedly suffered inflammation in his knee and failed to complete the session as the club searches for its first win of the season.

New recruit Jack Wighton was also kept on ice, watching training from the sideline.

Despite a shocking start to the season for South Sydney, Murray has been a shining light for the side.

The lock made 55 tackles in round three against the Roosters, with the next best Keaon Koloamatangi on 37.

Teammate Jacob Host explained a rest on the sidelines at training was deserved for Murray.

“He has that ‘no self-preservation attitude’ so we need to keep him on ice and give him a bit of a rest because he deserves it,” Host told The Sydney Morning Herald.

“I think it was more to make sure his body is right going into this weekend. He puts so much heart and soul into every training session let alone games.

“It’s so important to have our captain out there. He’s an inspirational and special player.”

The Rabbitohs will host Canterbury on Friday afternoon, with the latter coming off a 32-0 victory against the Titans.

Despite a concerning start, winger Alex Johnston compared the side’s current fortunes to how they started in their premiership year in 2014.

“It got brought up by Tom Burgess … in 2014, after our first four games, we’d only won one and we’re in a similar position,” he told media on Monday.

“We need to win, we want to win and that’s what we’ve got to aim for this week. That was a pretty good year for us.”