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The Queensland Maroons<\/a> camp has been rocked by the news Patrick Carrigan<\/a> will miss Game 2 of the State of Origin<\/a> series with an ankle injury sustained playing for the Brisbane Broncos<\/a> on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n The shock loss for the Broncos, which was the first win of the year for the St George Illawarra Dragons<\/a>, will leave plenty of question marks surrounding that club, but more immediately, Billy Slater<\/a> will need to pick a replacement.<\/p>\n There are as many as six players he could lean on, with some requiring a slight strategy tweak for Carrigan’s bench spot.<\/p>\n Here are the options.<\/p>\n Heilum Luki<\/a> has made a tremendous start to the season with the North Queensland Cowboys<\/a>, with the injury-prone second-rower managing to string together a number of good performances back-to-back.<\/p>\n He was believed to be in the mix for Game 1 in Billy Slater’s squad, but was ultimately overlooked.<\/p>\n Whether Queensland want to go with a second-rower to replace Patrick Carrigan<\/a> remains to be seen, but there is certainly the option of having Reuben Cotter<\/a> spending more minutes in the middle.<\/p>\n