Benji Marshall admits Wests Tigers were expecting Api Koroisau to take the field in State of Origin II, as NSW's bench tactics come under scrutiny.
Blues coach Laurie Daley kept Reece Robson at hooker for the entirety of Wednesday's loss in Melbourne, even as fatigue crept into the game and Queensland racked up 36 second-half points.
Robson clocked only 15 metres from two runs as the Blues struggled to gain ascendancy in the ruck during the 44-24 defeat.
Queensland starting hooker Harry Grant, by comparison, was immense with two line breaks in his 63 metres.
Known for his creativity out of dummy half, three-time premiership winner Koroisau was powerless to stop the onslaught, sitting on the bench as one of two unused substitutes.
