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With the chance to claim their first ***le since 2005, New South Wales will be champing at the bit to prevent the series from going to a decider. What they're up against is formidable. Queensland at home, with New South Wales fielding a weakened team.
New South Wales have named a largely unchanged team with the exception of stars Jarryd Hayne out due to injury and James Tamou denied his place after being disciplined by the NRL for being charged with high range drink driving offences.
Josh Dugan will take Hayne's place in only his second game for NSW after making his debut in 2011 and Aaron Woods replaces Tamou who will make his State of Origin debut.
The key for Qld will be to bash Paul Gallen in to submission and moving up on Lewis quicker in order to shut him down - he is too damaging a hole runner to be given space as he was in SoO1.
Queensland have made two changes with the omission of Canberra's David Shillington and Gold Coast's Ashley Harrison. This has seen Nate Myles move to the front row and Chris McQueen promoted to the starting pack. With these changes, Josh Papalii and Daly Cherry-Evans will take their place on the bench to make their State of Origin debuts.
NSW Blues
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[TD]1.[/TD]
[TD]Josh Dugan
[/TD]
[TD]St George Illawarra Dragons[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2.[/TD]
[TD]Brett Morris
[/TD]
[TD]St George Illawarra Dragons[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3.[/TD]
[TD]Michael Jennings
[/TD]
[TD]Sydney Roosters[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4.[/TD]
[TD]Josh Morris
[/TD]
[TD]Canterbury Bulldogs[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5.[/TD]
[TD]Nathan Merritt
[/TD]
[TD]South Sydney Rabbitohs
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6.[/TD]
[TD]James Maloney
[/TD]
[TD]Sydney Roosters[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7.[/TD]
[TD]Mitchell Pearce
[/TD]
[TD]Sydney Roosters[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8.[/TD]
[TD]Paul Gallen (c)
[/TD]
[TD]Cronulla Sharks[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]9.[/TD]
[TD]Robbie Farrah (vc)
[/TD]
[TD]Wests Tigers[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10.[/TD]
[TD]Aaron Woods
[/TD]
[TD]Wests Tigers[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]11.[/TD]
[TD]Ryan Hoffman
[/TD]
[TD]Melbourne Storm[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]12.[/TD]
[TD]Luke Lewis
[/TD]
[TD]Cronulla Sharks[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]13.[/TD]
[TD]Greg Bird
[/TD]
[TD]Gold Coast ***ans[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Interchange[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]14.[/TD]
[TD]Andrew Fifita
[/TD]
[TD]Cronulla Sharks[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]15.[/TD]
[TD]Trent Merrin
[/TD]
[TD]St George Illawarra Dragons[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]16.[/TD]
[TD]Josh Reynolds
[/TD]
[TD]Canterbury Bulldogs[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]17.[/TD]
[TD]Anthony Watmough
[/TD]
[TD]Manly Sea Eagles[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
Qld Maroons
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<tbody>[TR]
[TD]1.
[/TD]
[TD]Billy Slater
[/TD]
[TD]Melbourne Storm
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2.
[/TD]
[TD]Darius Boyd
[/TD]
[TD]Newcastle Knights
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3.
[/TD]
[TD]Greg Inglis
[/TD]
[TD]South Sydney Rabbitohs
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4.
[/TD]
[TD]Justin Hodges
[/TD]
[TD]Brisbane Broncos
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5.
[/TD]
[TD]Brent Tate
[/TD]
[TD]North Queensland Cowboys
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6.
[/TD]
[TD]Johnathan Thurston
[/TD]
[TD]North Queensland Cowboys
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7.
[/TD]
[TD]Cooper Cronk
[/TD]
[TD]Melbourne Storm
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8.
[/TD]
[TD]Matt Scott
[/TD]
[TD]North Queensland Cowboys
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]9.
[/TD]
[TD]Cameron Smith (c)
[/TD]
[TD]Melbourne Storm
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10.
[/TD]
[TD]Nate Myles
[/TD]
[TD]Gold Coast ***ans
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]11.
[/TD]
[TD]Chris McQueen
[/TD]
[TD]South Sydney Rabbitohs
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]12.
[/TD]
[TD]Sam Thaiday
[/TD]
[TD]Brisbane Broncos
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]13.
[/TD]
[TD]Corey Parker
[/TD]
[TD]Brisbane Broncos
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Interchange
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]14.
[/TD]
[TD]Daly Cherry-Evans
[/TD]
[TD]Manly Sea Eagles
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]15.
[/TD]
[TD]Ben Te'o
[/TD]
[TD]South Sydney Rabbitohs
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]16.
[/TD]
[TD]Matt Gillett
[/TD]
[TD]Brisbane Broncos
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]17.
[/TD]
[TD]Josh Papalii
[/TD]
[TD]Canberra Raiders
[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
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