NSW VB Blues coach Laurie Daley has today named five debutants in a 19-man squad for Game One of the 2016 Holden State of Origin series at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium on Wednesday week (1 June).
The NSW Minister for Sport, the Hon. Stuart Ayres MP, announced the 19-man squad at an official lunch at The Star’s 24/7 Sports Bar.
The debutants are Tyson Frizell (Dragons), Josh Mansour and Matt Moylan (Panthers), Adam Reynolds (Rabbitohs) and Dylan Walker (Sea Eagles),
Daley is yet to finalise positions and starting line-up with the squad announced in alphabetical order as follows:
Name |
NRL Club |
D.O.B |
Junior Club |
Origin App |
Greg Bird |
Gold Coast Titans |
|
West Maitland Red Dogs/ Maitland Pumpkin Pickers |
16 |
Boyd Cordner |
Sydney Roosters |
|
Old Bar Pirates |
5 |
Josh Dugan |
St George Illawarra Dragons |
|
South Tuggeranong Knights/ Valley Dragons |
8 |
Robbie Farah |
Wests Tigers |
|
Enfield Federals/ Leichhardt Wanderers |
13 |
Blake Ferguson |
Sydney Roosters |
|
Wellington Cowboys/ Earlwood Saints |
1 |
Andrew Fifita |
Cronulla Sharks |
|
Griffith Waratahs/ St Patricks Blacktown |
4 |
Tyson Frizell |
St George Illawarra Dragons |
|
Corrimal Cougars |
Nil |
Paul Gallen (c) |
Cronulla Sharks |
|
Wentworthville Magpies |
21 |
Josh Jackson |
Canterbury Bulldogs |
|
Gulgong Terriers/ Mudgee Dragons |
3 |
Michael Jennings |
Parramatta Eels |
|
St Marys/ West City Tigers |
15 |
David Klemmer |
Canterbury Bulldogs |
|
All Saints Toongabbie |
3 |
James Maloney |
Cronulla Sharks |
|
St Edwards Gosford |
3 |
Josh Mansour |
Penrith Panthers |
|
St Johns Eagles/ Kingsgrove Colts |
Nil |
Josh Morris |
Canterbury Bulldogs |
|
Kiama Knights |
11 |
Matt Moylan |
Penrith Panthers |
16/6/1991 |
St Patricks Blacktown/ St Clair Comets |
Nil |
Adam Reynolds |
South Sydney Rabbitohs |
|
Alexandria Rovers/ Kensington United |
Nil |
|
North Queensland Cowboys |
|
Paddington Tigers/ Levin Knights |
11 |
Dylan Walker |
Manly Sea Eagles |
|
Mascot Jets |
Nil |
Aaron Woods |
Wests Tigers |
|
Leichhardt Juniors |
8 |
Bryce Cartwright was originally selected in a development squad, but has since been ruled out with a thumb injury. Laurie Daley will name his replacement in due course.
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