Billy Slater and Brad Fittler have given their final thoughts on what their teams must do to win the State of Origin opener at Adelaide Oval.
Billy Slater decided to change the final line-up for Queensland bringing in Tino Fa’asuamaleaui and Reuben Cotter into the starting front row sending Thomas Flegler and Lindsay Collins back to the bench.
Adelaide Oval hosts the series opener with the Blues starting as the match favourites but the encounter is expected to be a tight low-scoring contest. The decision to pick Broncos fullback Reece Walsh for his Origin debut over last year’s star Kalyn Ponga was one of the more controversial selections but Slater was full of confidence the youngster would deliver for Queensland.
“So he is more ready now than he has ever been. He has had a great week at training. Got a good team that he is in. Hopefully he can be himself.”
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