Overview
- Club scans confirmed Pat Carrigan has a syndesmosis, a high-ankle injury expected to sideline him for three to four weeks and rule him out of Origin II.
- Gehamat Shibasaki was diagnosed with a grade two MCL tear and faces five to six weeks out, which will keep him out for the remainder of the Origin series.
- Carrigan left Suncorp in a moonboot after the Broncos' loss and his absence ends a run of 13 consecutive Origin appearances since his 2022 debut.
- Queensland selectors will finalise their side after round 14 and are weighing middle‑forward replacements such as Reuben Cotter, Kulikefu Finefeuiaki, Heilum Luki, Tom Gilbert, Corey Horsburgh and Moeaki Fotuaika.
- The injuries remove an experienced middle option and give uncapped or fringe forwards a clear opportunity to be elevated, with selectors likely to adjust roles and bench rotations as a result.