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Maroons coach Kevin Walters has today unveiled a new-look team to play the NSW Blues in Game II of the Holden State of Origin series at ANZ Stadium.
Tim Glasby, Coen Hess, Valentine Holmes and Jarrod Wallace have been selected to make their Origin debuts, while Billy Slater, Johnathan Thurston and Gavin Cooper are all back for the must-win match.
Cooper and Slater missed selection for Game I, but their impressive NRL form has got them over the line for the Sydney blockbuster.
Thurston is once again set to wear the No. 6 Maroons jersey after a successful comeback from injury for the Cowboys last weekend.
The new quartet of Glasby, Hess, Holmes and Wallace all have experience in the Queensland system, having attended the QAS Emerging Origin camp on the Gold Coast earlier this year.
Wallace was 18th man for Game I last month, although the Titans forward will have to successfully challenge a judiciary charge if he is to play next Wednesday night.
Players omitted from Queensland’s Game I team are Corey Oates, Justin O’Neill, Anthony Milford (injury), Nate Myles, Sam Thaiday, Aidan Guerra and Jacob Lillyman.
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Darius Boyd: Brisbane Broncos, Will Chambers: Melbourne Storm, Gavin Cooper: North Qld Cowboys, Cooper Cronk: Melbourne Storm, Dane Gagai: Newcastle Knights, Matt Gillett: Brisbane Broncos, Tim Glasby: Melbourne Storm, Coen Hess: North Qld Cowboys, Valentine Holmes: Cronulla Sharks, Josh McGuire: Brisbane Broncos, Michael Morgan: North Qld Cowboys, Dylan Napa: Sydney Roosters, Josh Papalii: Canberra Raiders, Billy Slater: Melbourne Storm, Cameron Smith: Melbourne Storm, Johnathan Thurston: North Qld Cowboys, Jarrod Wallace: Gold Coast Titans Coach: Kevin Walters