Laurie Daley has to think hard about who will replace utility Kurt Gidley KURT Gidley's recent run of outs at State of Origin level continued last night when he was ruled out of the opening game at ANZ Stadium, leaving coach Laurie Daley with an unexpected headache only a matter of hours into his first camp as NSW coach. Gidley, who missed last year's series with a shoulder injury, underwent scans late yesterday on his right foot that revealed torn ligaments. Daley confirmed a replacement would be named today, and there are two schools of thought. One is that he opts for a versatile back on the bench, which would bring the likes of John Sutton, Todd Carney, Josh McCrone, Wade Graham and Josh Reynolds into the equation. The other, advocated by Blues captain Paul Gallen, would plump for a bigger body. Gallen last night mentioned Boyd Cordner, Tariq Sims and Tim Grant as possible alternatives. Others include Gidley's Newcastle teammate Willie Mason, while Manly's Glenn Stewart might also be considered - he initially ruled himself out amid concerns over his fitness but could be asked to re-consider and play off the interchange bench. "Personally, I think maybe they should pick a big bloke - (Boyd) Cordner, Tim Grant, Tariq Sims, someone like that," Gallen told Triple M. I think they should pick a big bloke. I just don't think there's another player in the game that can do what Kurt Gidley can do. I don't think there's any point in picking a McCrone or someone like that. I think Kurt Gidley is a unique player and I think we should maybe go with a bigger guy. Daley's decision is made even more problematic as an injury cloud still hovers over his other utility, Luke Lewis. Lewis has been troubled by the shoulder injury that forced him out of Cronulla's game against South Sydney last night. "He's just got to get some strength back in his shoulder," Gallen said. He's got all his movement back. He's got to get some strength in it. Hopefully he will be good. Gidley has played 12 games for NSW but his recent history at Origin level has been marred by injury. Since making his debut in 2007, he has played the entire series on only two occasions. He captained the Blues at fullback in 2009 and again off the bench in 2010, although Trent Barrett led the side on the field in the final game of that series. In 2011, he was replaced as NSW skipper by Gallen. Regardless, Gidley has remained a certain starter for NSW whenever he is fit. The problem for Gidley is that fitness has been an issue. This year, form has also been a problem. He was named on the interchange bench for Australia last month in the Anzac Test but there were questions over his form for the Knights in the lead-up to his selection in the Blues side. He wasn't the only NSW player heading into Origin I with form issues. James Tamou and fellow North Queensland prop Matt Scott have come in for some criticism this year. "I have to be brutally honest," said Tamou, when asked if he had been happy with his form. With me and Matt being front-row partners, and being talked about as the best in the world, we're not really playing to our standards. Hopefully I can just forget about that and stand up in Origin. Tamou admitted he was surprised Grant had missed selection. "I thought him having the experience obviously last year and his big belting runs, he would be in there for sure," Tamou said.