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Joel Gould

Back to future 'excites' Carrigan on Maroons benching

Patrick Carrigan (c) made a stunning Queensland Origin debut, coming off the bench in 2022. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Pat Carrigan was such a success in his Queensland debut off the bench in 2022 that coach Billy Slater will play him there again in a do-or-die State of Origin roll of the dice.

The benching of regular Maroons lock Carrigan for game two of the series in Perth next week came as a shock to NSW, particularly second-rower Angus Crichton who insisted it was a "mind games" ploy.

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