Penrith pair Matt Moylan and Cockroaches vs Cane Toads Josh Mansour, Rabbitohs No.7 Adam Reynolds and Manly’s Dylan Walker have been named and are expected to feature in the Blues final 17-man squad for this year’s Origin opener on June 1. Also included in the extended squad State of Origin Live are St George Illawarra’s Tyson Frizell, while Panthers backrower Bryce Cartwright has been ruled with a thumb injury after being initially named outside the 19-man group as a development player. His replacement is expected to be named later on Monday. Roosters three-quarter Blake Ferguson, in form Cronulla duo James Maloney and Andrew Fifita and Titans enforcer Greg Bird have all earned Origin recalls. State of Origin 2016 Live
Josh Morris alongside Blues debutants Matt Moylan, Adam Reynolds and Dylan Walker. Pic Brett CostelloSource: News Corp Australia
NSW will field their fourth halves pairing in as many years with Reynolds to partner Maloney at the scrumbase. Incumbent playmakers State of Origin Rugby Live Trent Hodkinson and Mitchell Pearce are casualties from Queensland’s emphatic 52-6 victory in game three to claim last year’s series, as are veteran forwards Beau Scott, Trent Merrin and Ryan Hoffman. Will State of Origin 2016 Tickets
Hopoate also misses out, as does Michael Ennis, while incumbent centre Josh Morris has also been included in the extended squad. Moylan will don the NSW No.1 jumper with Josh Dugan shifting to the centres where he will partner Parramatta’s Michael Jennings. Bird is expected to lock the scrum as skipper Paul Gallen State of Origin 2016 Results shifts to the front row in what will be his final interstate series, with James Tamou and David Klemmer reinforcing the pack from the bench. Dugan (elbow) and Robbie Farah (concussion) will both go into camp with injury concerns, Blues vs Maroons Live Stream though neither is in doubt for the series opener. Dugan will be on a modified training program throughout the week, while Jennings will have to come through the Eels’ Monday night clash with Melbourne State of Origin 2016 unscathed before joining the squad. “I’m excited for these guys who are here today and I’m sure they’ll wear the Blues jersey with great passion,” Daley said at the Blues squad announcement in Sydney. “I feel for those guys (who didn’t get picked).”
‘All deserve their position’
Daley did not name his squad in position and refrained from identifying which two players would drop out of the squad.
“We have a couple of players in doubt, we don’t have to name a team for a while, so we will see how it goes,” Daley said. Despite Daley’s unconventional method of naming
State of Origin Tickets the playing group, it is expected the Blues final 17-man squad will line-up this way:
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Matt Moylan 2. Josh Mansour 3. Michael Jennings 4. Josh Dugan 5. Blake Ferguson 6. James Maloney 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Paul Gallen (c) 9. Robbie Farah 10. Aaron Woods 11. Josh Jackson 12. Boyd Cordner 13. Greg Bird Bench Andrew Fifita James Tamou David Klemmer Dylan Walker Train on Tyson Frizzell Josh Morris Development player Bryce Cartwright
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