The fallout from the Blues horror Origin One loss will continue as squads are selected for the second game of the series.
Debutant Joseph Suaalii's awfully mistimed tackle saw him dismissed and suspended for four games. This rules him out of the do or die clash in Melbourne.
Michael Maguire would have liked to have had as many options available heading into the must win game, but his first choice right centre will miss the game.
Luckily though, there are some pretty handy options ready to put their hand up if called upon.
Below are five such options. We see four options who would join the squad and a fifth that would see a switch. More on that later.
Who would you be naming to run out at centre for Game Two?:
3. Zac Lomax (St George Illawarra Dragons)
Let me be clear in saying there is no chance in the world I would be moving Zac Lomax from the wing spot, but there is an option worth considering.
That comes in the form of the Bulldogs monster, tackle breaking winger in Jacob Kiraz.
Lomax was amongst the Blues best in the series opener and I'm firmly on the belief his best footy comes on the wing, but Kiraz has been breathtaking in recent weeks.
A Lomaz/Kiraz outside back pairing is very similar to the Suaalii/Lomax pairing picked for Game One.
If Maguire wants to employ similar tactics, he may go for a like for like replacement.
Kiraz could also play in the centres but if this is in his thinking, you'd have to imagine Lomax shifts one in.
