'He's played some of his best football': the reasons behind Papa's Origin call

David Polkinghorne

Josh Papali'i missed the review for family time, but Stuart showed clips of his impact to the team.

The Canberra Times

Josh Papali'i wasn't at Ricky Stuart's review of the Canberra Raiders' win over Newcastle - he was spending time with his family and newborn son Jeremiah.

But Stuart still showed his young Green Machine three clips of the Queensland enforcer's work off the football to show them the impact they'll need to cover for on Saturday.

The Raiders coach backed Queensland's SOS to the 33-year-old veteran for the State of Origin decider in Sydney on Wednesday.

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