Damien Cook had started every Origin match Brad Fittler had ever coached - until now. Will Api Koroisau's shock elevation to the starting side be the spark the Blues need to save the series?
As the newly minted New South Wales starting hooker, Api Koroisau admits he has big shoes to fill, replacing incumbent number nine Damien Cook.Api Koroisau will line up at hooker for New South Wales head of Damien Cook in State of Origin II
"'Cookie' has done an amazing job and nobody is going to replace what he has done," Apisai Koroisau told ABC Sport. "To be honest I am trying not to think about it like that — at the end of the day it's just a job that needs to be done, it's not like we are doing anything too different or too crazy out there, it's the same thing we do every week," Koroisau said.
While the series opener was by no means a thumping defeat, Koroisau feels the Blues performance was far from good enough, saying there's plenty for the side to work on after the 16-10 defeat.
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