Andrew Johns urges Slater to recruit Papali'i from retirement for State of Origin 2 due to forward struggles.
Andrew Johns has suggested Billy Slater should give Josh Papali'i a call and ask him to come out of rep retirement to play in State of Origin 2 for Queensland. And the Maroons coach has promised to "consider everyone" when picking his team for the second game of the series.
For the third game in a row, the Queensland forward pack were badly beaten by their NSW counterparts. The likes of Mo Fotuaika, Jeremiah Nanai, Reuben Cotter and Trent Loiero had little impact, while Tino Fa'asuamaleaui also struggled to assert his dominance.
Slater is being urged to pick Corey Horsburgh for Game 2 to try and add some steel and firepower to his forward pack. But Johns reckons Horsburgh's Canberra teammate Papali'i might also come into calculations.