The Blues have suffered yet another setback in their bid to level the series.
Latrell Mitchell has lost his injury battle and been ruled out of State of Origin II.
However, the decision was made to rule him out and his replacement will be Panthers centre Stephen Crichton, who performed solidly in the opening encounter in Adelaide.“He tried but realised he wasn’t going to be right,” Fittler said. “We lose one of the best players in the game.Mitchell was one of several Blues stars coming into camp under a fitness cloud including Cameron Murray and Liam Martin .
“After Wednesday’s [rehab] session, there was still a fair bit he had to get through on Friday and Sunday, but it hadn’t come on as quickly as anyone would have liked.Matt Burton will come into the squad as 18th man, a move that rules him out of Canterbury’s clash with Cronulla on Sunday.Crichton said he’d been preparing all week for a similar situation to game one when he was thrust into the starting team with just 48 hours notice after Mitchell’s injury.
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