Sydney Roosters back-rower Boyd Cordner will become the 19th player to captain the NSW Origin side when he leads the VB Blues onto Suncorp Stadium for Game One of the 2017 Holden State of Origin Series tonight.
Cordner, who has made six Origin appearances for NSW since debuting in 2013, will lead a team boasting a mix of youth and experience.
Jarryd Hayne, Mitchell Pearce and Brett Morris return to the Origin arena, while Nathan Peats and Jake Trbojevic are set to make their Origin debuts.
Additional players Matt Moylan, Jordan McLean and Jack De Belin joined the team in camp at Kingscliff.
TEAM LIST: NSW VB BLUES, Game One
1 |
James Tedesco |
Wests Tigers |
2 |
Brett Morris |
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
3 |
Josh Dugan |
St George Illawarra Dragons |
4 |
Jarryd Hayne |
Gold Coast Titans |
5 |
Blake Ferguson |
Sydney Roosters |
6 |
James Maloney |
Cronulla Sharks |
7 |
Mitchell Pearce |
Sydney Roosters |
8 |
Aaron Woods |
Wests Tigers |
9 |
Nathan Peats |
Gold Coast Titans |
10 |
Andrew Fifita |
Cronulla Sharks |
11 |
Boyd Cordner (C) |
Sydney Roosters |
12 |
Josh Jackson |
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
13 |
Tyson Frizell |
St George Illawarra Dragons |
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14 |
David Klemmer |
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
15 |
Wade Graham |
Cronulla Sharks |
16 |
Jake Trbojevic |
Manly Sea Eagles |
17 |
Jack Bird |
Cronulla Sharks |
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18 |
Matt Moylan |
Penrith Panthers |
19 |
Jordan McLean |
Melbourne Storm |
20 |
Jack De Belin |
St George Illawarra Dragons |