NSW coach Brad Fittler made it clear during his Origin coaching tenure club combinations would form the nucleus of his teams.
Blues selectors had long opted to select the Panthers duo of Nathan Cleary and Jarome Luai alongside lock Isaah Yeo.
But Wednesday night’s 24-10 victory over Queensland showed; maybe Fittler was looking in the wrong place all along?
With Cleary sidelined with a hamstring injury and the series already lost after Game II, Fittler swung the axe and dropped Luai before shifting Isaah Yeo back to the bench.
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