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The Roar's Queensland Maroons team for Origin 1

Matt Scott is a massive gun. Here he is being heaps good at footy. Because, again, he's a gun. (Image: Joe Castro / AAP)
23rd May, 2016
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Last week we asked you to pick your Queensland team for Game 1 of the State of Origin series.

You came in numbers, as you always do, tallying 300 votes on who should make up the side to take on the Blues.

If you want to read about the Blues team, check out these articles:

» Expert reaction to the NSW Blues team
» The Roar‘s NSW Blues team

But this is about the Maroons, and who you selected to don the jersey for the Cane Toads.

Queensland Maroons team for State of Origin Game 1: Expert reaction

So, without further delay, here’s the 17 Roarers have selected to line up on the day.

1. Darius Boyd
2. Corey Oates
3. Greg Inglis
4. Justin O’Neill
5. Kyle Feldt
6. Johnathan Thurston
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Matt Scott
9. Cameron Smith
10. Josh McGuire
11. Matt Gillett
12. Aidan Guerra
13. Corey Parker

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14. Michael Morgan
15. Josh Papalii
16. Sam Thaiday
17. Nate Myles

Interesting. This team is a little bit different to the one that has been reported in the papers around the place. First of all, Kyle Feldt’s shocker over the weekend didn’t deter Roarers, many of whom wouldn’t have seen the game before they voted.

Nate Myles’ patchy club form has earned him a demotion to the bench for the Roarers, where apparently he will start for the Maroons.

The rest of it was all pretty straightforward, with most players earning their positions by the length of the straight. A quick glance at the voting breakdown below will tell you just how far ahead players like Thurston, Cronk and Smith are in their positions.

Queenslandteam

What do you think Roarers? Which team’s going to win Origin this year?

More Origin
» Beau Scott and Michael Ennis should be in the NSW Origin squad
» Thanks for the memories Hoffman, Ennis and Scott
» The big losers from NSW’s Origin team announcement
» NSW Blues team for State of Origin Game 1: Expert reaction
» No excuse for NSW come Game 1

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