NSW great Mark Carroll has boldly predicted that Blues forward Tevita Pangai Junior has played his last State of Origin game after an error-filled debut in Adelaide.
Queensland took a 1-0 lead with their 26-18 victory over NSW at Adelaide Oval, with two late tries stunning the Blues and leading to widespread calls for Brad Fittler to change up his team for Game II in Brisbane.
Now Carroll has taken aim at Fittler’s forward pack rotations, saying he believes the Bulldogs enforcer will be the victim of a need to revamp the Blues squad to turn the series around.
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After a solid opening 20 minutes on his Origin debut, Pangai Junior was replaced by Liam Martin before returning to the action in the 52nd minute.
But the 27-year-old only lasted a further nine…
