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NSW’s State of Origin I team takes place on Sunday evening, but we thought we’d give you the opportunity to become Laurie Daley (just for a minute!) and pick the Blues team. So tell us, who should line up 1-17 for NSW in State of Origin I?
Who do you think should be the side to run out at ANZ Stadium on June 5 and finally end Queensland’s seven-year hoodoo?
We’ll do the number-crunching and come out with a Roar NSW State of Origin team against the side who is picked by NSW selectors on Sunday night.
How do I get started?
To begin, scroll down the page and select a player at each starting position, plus the four bench spots.
We’ve gone ahead and provided you with three options at each position, but if you disagree with us and think a bolter might get into the lineup, select ‘other’ and let you know who you want in.
We’ve given you a handful of choices for the four bench spots, but ultimately the decision rests with you – temporary Laurie Daley.
Want to adopt a bash-and-barge strategy with four bulking forward? Go for it. Think NSW need an x-factor utility player or two? Your call!
Current NSW skipper Paul Gallen hasn’t played since picking up an knee injury against Newcastle earlier this month, but is expected to be fit to face the Maroons in Game I.
Question is, do you put him at the coalface as a prop, or will he be better served as a backrower?
If he does, as expected, come into the front row, will it be alongside James Tamou, or does Tim Grant deserve to keep his spot after last year?
Could Willie Mason come back in for one last tilt, and has Glenn Stewart played enough football to stand up to the demands of Origin football?
He might have been club-less a fortnight ago, but Josh Dugan certainly made us sit up and take notice in a dominant performance for the Dragons against the Eels on Saturday night.
Was it enough to earn a shock recall, and could his former partner-in-crime Blake Ferguson also take his spot in the Blues’ backline?
Just considering the makeup of that backline is giving us a headache. And who will steer the ship at five-eighth, James Maloney or Todd Carney?
Now over to you. Give us your thoughts and enjoy putting together the NSW State of Origin team for Game I.
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