Laurie Daley finally has a six‑man bench to play with in Origin… so did the Blues actually use it properly, or miss a huge trick? In this Footy IQ episode, Blake Austin breaks down New South Wales’ Game I bench, why he thinks Ethan Strange and Casey McLean are “just there to get blooded”, and how leaving out a true wild‑card big man could hurt if the game flips away from Daley’s preferred script.
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