LIVE: Why Billy had no fears of losing big Tino

Billy Slater said helium "felt" for Api Koroisau aft the blues Game I hooker suffered a breached jaw from a stray forearm from Maroons large antheral Tino Fa'asuamaleai.

The wounded has ruled Koroisau retired of the remainder of the Origin series, but Slater said helium was ne'er acrophobic astir losing Fa'asuamaleai.

"When I heard the wounded to Api I felt for him," Slater said connected Nine's Sunday Footy Show.

"The 1 happening I couldn't find is the amerciable enactment from Tino, truthful I wasn't definite which mode the lucifer reappraisal committee were going to lean.

"Obviously it was a beauteous superior injury, but the 1 happening I kept going backmost to was I couldn't spot an amerciable enactment from Tino. 

"The lucifer reappraisal committee saw it that mode and I'm gladsome they did."

Fellow panellist Andrew Johns past poked the carnivore and stoked their earlier feud asking if Slater had his "Queensland glasses on" portion watching.

"No but I cognize you had your NSW glasses on," came Slater's reply.

The Eighth had the past connection though: "Too right, they're ever connected Bill."

Has this show against the tempest wounded Nicho Hynes' chances of a Blues jersey?

With Adam Reynolds' Broncos getting up - albeit lone conscionable - volition Hynes chances hinge connected Mitch Moses show time erstwhile the Eels instrumentality connected the Bulldogs?

Moses has conscionable 1 Origin nether his belt.

Brad Fittler said Latrell Mitchell is looking bully to marque his instrumentality to the broadside successful Origin II.

"Souths person been truly good, speaking with Eddie Farah, they've been truly unfastened with connection and talking astir immoderate of their players," Fittler said connected Nine's Sunday Footy Show.

"They've got a fewer players injured, South Sydney. They each ran to a grade (Satrday), and they volition tally again (Monday).

"There is simply a carnal side, but determination is simply a intelligence broadside arsenic well, getting up for a State of Origin is simply a large ask."

While overmuch of the absorption of Blues enactment statement has been astir who replaces Nathan Cleary astatine halfback, Paul Gallen has thrown up a smokey to deterioration the No.9.

With Nicho Hynes 1 of the favourites to deterioration the No.7 successful Game II astatine Suncorp Stadium, Gallen said Brad Fittler would beryllium well-served by picking Blayke Brailey astatine hooker.

Gallen utilized an illustration from Anzac Round wherever Brailey ran astir a marker that had not acceptable themselves earlier the play the ball, which saw the Sharks spell adjacent to scoring.

"He is simply a prime hooker. He knows what to do," Gallen said.

"We spot this marker has his backmost turned. Brailey tin spot that, helium tin spot the numbers connected his back, truthful helium knows if helium tin get retired and up present down the play the shot area, determination is large abstraction … (and) that's precisely what helium does."

"Blayke Brailey, whether it's this twelvemonth oregon not, helium volition beryllium determination successful the future. He is simply a prime player.

Brailey got a sensation of Origin erstwhile helium was added to the extended Blues squad up of Game I.

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Nathan Cleary said the Blues wounded toll heading into Origin II is "pretty crazy".

Whilst his ain is the astir significant, injuries to Liam Martin, Api Koroisau, Cody Walker, and adjacent Latrell Mitchell has near Brad Fittler with much than a headache with selection.

"It's been beauteous crazy, and it seems similar it's each happened successful the abstraction of a week oregon two," helium said connected Nine's Sunday Footy Show.

"It's been the aforesaid for some sides. It's disappointing, but it gives different radical opportunities."

Billy Slater inactive has a fewer options up his sleeve to capable the voids near by Jai Arrow and Tom Gilbert.

"Obviously Felise Kaufusi, helium won't play a crippled but helium volition beryllium available," Slater said connected Nine's Sunday Footy Show.

"Jeremiah Nanai played connected the play aft being suspended for 3 weeks, truthful determination are a mates of options.

"Whoever steps into those shoes volition surely person immoderate large shoes to fill."

Former New South Wales skipper Boyd Cordner is backing Nicho Hynes to onshore a spot successful the halves for crippled two.

Hynes is 1 of a fistful of players successful contention for the starting broadside aft Nathan Cleary's hamstring injury.

Adam Reynolds, Mitchell Moses, and Cody Walker are each hoping to beryllium picked, portion Jarome Luai is hoping to clasp his spot astatine five-eighth.

"If anything, if it's not Nicho (at halfback), I'd similar to spot Nicho astatine five-eighth," Cordner told 2GB's Continuous Call Team.

"And Reyno (Reynolds) successful astatine halfback determination with (Damien) Cook astatine hooker... But if not, I'm blessed for Nicho to travel successful and Luai to beryllium astatine five-eighth."

BREAKING: Spencer Leniu is escaped to marque his Origin debut, if New South Wales wish.

The Panthers guardant tin judge a good for 2 "contrary conduct" charges stemming from his run-in with Jared Waerea-Hargreaves.

Hargreaves has besides escaped a ban.

Lenui is eligible for the Blues but was not disposable for crippled 1 aft rupturing a testicle during Panthers training.