The Mole: Blues rookie facing axe after 'colossus' stamps big claim for State of Origin call-up

Melbourne Storm

Keaon Koloamatangi excelled with 232 run metres, outshining Max King's 47 metres in the decider.

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Many believe Souths colossus Keaon Koloamatangi should have been among the first Blues men picked in Perth.

And he backed them up with 232 run metres - more than any player on the field in a non-stop 80-plus-minute effort in a beaten team against the Storm.

Compare Koloamatangi's numbers to those of Max King in Perth (25 minutes for 47 metres) and the choice of who to play up front in the decider seems straightforward.

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