Roar Forum: What changes should the NSW Blues make for Game 3?

22nd June, 2016

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Boyd Cordner was one of the Blues best in Game 1 of the State of Origin series. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins)

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22nd June, 2016

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State of Origin Game 2 has been run and won and unfortunately for the Blues, they were on the wrong end of a 16-26 final score.

That means two series lost in a row for the Blues and ten of the last eleven, not at all favourable numbers.

So what do the Blues do next – should they field the strongest possible team in Game 3 and look to win back some respect?

Or maybe they should look to the longer term and give some young talent a taste of the Origin atmosphere, preparing them for future campaigns?

How should the potential injuries of Adam Reynolds and Greg Bird be covered? How should the players who’ve missed through injury be integrated back into the side?

Should Wade Graham get his debut after missing out because of his ban? And did Tyson Frizell do well enough to stay among the starters?

There’s plenty of questions for the Blues and to answer them, Roarers, we’re turning to you. There’s bound to be a wide range of opinions, and we invite you in this Roar Forum to let us know what yours is in the comments below.

For your reference, here’s the full team from last night:

New South Wales Blues team for State of Origin Game 2:

1. Matt Moylan, 2. Blake Ferguson, 3. Michael Jennings, 4. Dylan Walker, 5. Josh Mansour, 6. James Maloney, 7. Adam Reynolds, 8. Aaron Woods, 9. Robbie Farah, 10. James Tamou, 11. Tyson Frizell, 12. Josh Jackson, 13. Paul Gallen

Interchange: 15. Greg Bird, 16. David Klemmer, 17. Andrew Fifita, 18. Jack Bird

What changes do you want to see for Game 3? Let the debate begin!

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