Brisbane and Queensland forward Pat Carrigan suffered an ankle injury against St George Illawarra ahead of State of Origin game two in Melbourne on June 17.
An equal-record three West Australians are heading to the FIFA World Cup after Perth products Alessandro Circati, Cameron Burgess and Jacob Italiano were named in Tony Popovic’s 26-man Socceroos squad.
Finals still may be a few arms lengths away, but West Coast’s 30-point win against Essendon has all but assured they’re no longer wooden spoon contenders.
It may not have been a full-blooded reality check, but the Socceroos have been given food for thought after their opening World Cup warm-up game ended in a 1-0 defeat to Mexico.