Panthers prostitute Apisai Koroisau is set to make a big comeback with the Blues for the much-anticipated Game II showdown in Perth.
After Penrith’s 40-6 victory over the Warriors, substitute coach Cameron Ciraldo revealed that the six Panthers who participated in the opening of the series have been selected, as well as Koroisau.
Koroisau will likely be in the 14th jersey, with Stephen Crichton taking over at the Wighton Center vacancy.
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Cleary, Luai, Martin, To’o and Yeo will also line up in a sky blue t-shirt in hopes of taking revenge after a disappointing performance at the opening of the series.
“We think Api Koroisau has been called up to the Blues,” said Fox League’s Yvonne Sampson.
“It’s a wonderful time for Api.”
This is when Apisai Koroisau learned of his withdrawal from Origin. Source: FOX SPORTS
“Imagine the NSW Blues coaches are trying to counter the combination of Ben Hunt and Harry Grant because when Harry Grant came in after 25 minutes he turned the game around,” Cooper Cronk said.
“Maybe it’s a ploy they want to use with Apisai Koroisau.”
In the post-Fox League coverage, the Panthers’ locker room vision was shown when the news broke, with the whole team exploding in cheers, swarming their reliable half mannequin.
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“Very good stuff, you can see the support of the Panthers, it means Api Koroisau makes seven Panthers representing NSW,” Sampson said.
“You don’t do it for someone who is on the reserves or just joins the squad, wow seven players, you could almost just put the whole team in and give it a shake,” Cronk said.
“Celery was just a very important gear in the Panthers machine tonight,”
Fox League experts Benji Marshall and Cooper Cronk explained that Koroisau is exactly the type of player you want to play with in Origin and will now have the opportunity to add him to his unique game in 2021.
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“He’s been consistent with the Panthers for the last few years, he’s done a great job, he’s tough in the middle, he does all his tackles, if he runs straight at him he’ll put you behind him,” said Benji Marshall.
“At this level of origin, he’s also the kind of guy you want.”
“It’s also a point of difference, it’s a duck, a weaver and a little different for the forwards,” Cronk said.
“So if you start with Damien Cook, who comes out really fast, then you have another point of difference to tackle Api Koroisau, a bit like Ben Hunt and Harry Grant.”