All eyes on NSW and tinkerman Brad Fittler ahead of State of Origin Game 2 | Matt Cleary

20 June 2019 06:00
The Blues coach has put his neck on the line again after making seven changes for the Perth clashThe teams have been named and the battle lines drawn. State of Origin Game 2 is ready to rumble in Perth on Sunday night and, as usual, the focus has been near-completely upon the NSW Blues – and, more specifically, coach Brad Fittler’s team selection. Fittler has made seven changes to an Origin team that lost Game 1 by four points, including dropping the centre who a month ago was regarded as the best player in the world. Fittler has picked fullbacks in the centres. He has picked a seven who’ll play second-fiddle to the six. He has picked a tyro in the front-row and four back-rowers on the bench. Related: Improving and ‘more clinical’ rugby league heralds women’s State of Origin | Larissa O'Connor Related: Latrell Mitchell dumped as NSW make seven changes for State of Origin Game 2 Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian