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  • Queensland Maroons team for State of Origin III: Pat Carrigan, Jeremiah Nanai recalled

    Queensland Maroons team for State of Origin III: Pat Carrigan, Jeremiah Nanai recalled

    Pat Carrigan makes a surprising return for Origin III, while Jeremiah Nanai and Corey Horsburgh earn call-ups for the Maroons.

    The Australian

    Maroons workhorse Pat Carrigan is set to make a shock return for Origin III and Cowboys comeback kid Jeremiah Nanai has won a recall for the Suncorp decider on Wednesday week.

    Carrigan was expected to miss the Origin series after undergoing ankle surgery last month but the Broncos lock has made a stunning recovery and will undergo a fitness test to play in the decider.

    Meanwhile, the omission of Roosters prop Lindsay Collins due to a concussion against the Broncos last Friday night has opened the door for Nanai to rocket back into the Maroons side.

    Nanai, who missed Origin I and II with injury, has featured in the past four series for the Maroons and sealed his recall with a fine display in the Cowboys' shock defeat of Penrith on Saturday night.

    Meanwhile, Raiders ironman Corey Horsburgh has also won a call-up and will be vying for a place on the six-man bench, but is likely to be relegated to 20th man duties.

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  • Blues reveal Origin III squad. Which Raiders made the cut...

    David Polkinghorne

    NSW Blues coach Laurie Daley maintains the struggling halves pairing, keeping Ethan Strange on the bench despite his prior success.

    The Canberra Times

    NSW Blues coach Laurie Daley has sensationally stuck with the halves pairing that was completely overrun in game two of the State of Origin series.

    It means that Canberra Raiders five-eighth Ethan Strange will again be on the Blues bench, despite playing a starring role in NSW's only win of the series.

    Fellow Raider Hudson Young has been picked to start in the Blues' second row - just as he did in the opening two Origins.

    But there was some hope Strange would get promoted to wear NSW's No.6 jersey after incumbent five-eighth Mitchell Moses struggled for Parramatta on Thursday night.

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  • 'Awful feeling': Ricky explains mid-game call on 'struggling' rookie... and brutal moment that forced it

    ‘Awful feeling’: Ricky explains mid-game call on ‘struggling’ rookie... and brutal moment that forced it

    Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart benched rookie Savelio Tamale for errors, prioritizing his well-being after a tough first half.

    Fox League

    Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has explained the brutal decision to bench rookie winger Savelio Tamale after just 30 minutes on the field.

    Playing against his former club, Tamale endured a difficult opening half as the Dragons relentlessly targeted him with attacking kicks and were able to force several errors from him, placing the rookie under immense pressure.

    After making three simple errors, Stuart decided to make a tactical change by hooking the former Under-19s NSW Blues representative, Stuart, from the field and replacing him with veteran Sebastian Kris.

    Speaking post-match, Stuart revealed that the decision to take him off the field was driven by his duty of care towards the youngster, as he believed he had a responsibility to do him a favour.

    "He's struggling and as a coach, it's my responsibility to have care and that's the one thing I've got about the players is care. It was very, very hard for me to take him off," Stuart said post-match.

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