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Brad Fittler has issued a pre-game informing to Queensland rookie Reece Walsh.

Billy Slater was testy connected Tuesday erstwhile asked if the young fullback was acceptable to measurement into the arena.

"We're going to weaponry the hellhole retired of him," Fittler told Nine's Today.

"What other is determination to do? No, he's obviously...he's precise talented.

"You ticker what he's done with Brisbane this year. He's been large to watch.

"If we springiness him that overmuch country he'll embarrass us. We request to enactment him nether pressure."

New South Wales adjunct manager Greg Alexander has provided an update connected halfback Nathan Cleary.

The Blues No.7 was rocked by an infected contented bony which enactment his Adelaide Oval availability successful jeopardy.

"I haven't looked successful Nathan's rima this morning, but it's better," Alexander told media this morning.

"It was a interest connected Monday greeting earlier we flew out, and that was wherefore we flew Matt Burton in.

"Nathan's contented bony has flared up a mates of times done the season, truthful he's got to get them retired astatine immoderate signifier but hasn't had time.

"I deliberation Penrith person a bye successful astir a period truthful he'll person to enactment up with it for different month.

"It was a interest due to the fact that helium said for the archetypal clip his jaw was really swollen. He is feeling good."

Maroons players are up and astir up of tonight's game.

Latrell Mitchell's calf wounded connected Sunday threw the New South Wales plans into disarray.

But it besides had an interaction connected Queensland's preparations.

Maroons manager Billy Slater spoke to Nine's Today.

"Yeah, it's different. Obviously we cognize what Latrell brings. He's specified a dynamic subordinate and truly dangerous. But Stephen Crichton brings antithetic strengths to their team," Slater said.

"So we can't beryllium determination and deliberation astir what Latrell was going to bring. We person got to deliberation astir what the caller subordinate is bringing into their side. And hole for that.

"So evidently it's not perfect having a presumption alteration oregon a unit alteration this precocious successful preparations but you've conscionable got to get connected with it and things are going to hap contiguous that we're conscionable going to woody with. So we've conscionable got to get connected with it and hole our best."

Phil Gould is acceptable to go!

Reminder you tin drawback State of Origin LIVE and exclusive connected Nine and 9Now tonight.

In immoderate breaking non-Origin related news, St George Illawarra has missed retired connected its perfect adjacent coach.

Jason Ryles has knocked backmost a semipermanent connection from the Dragons and looks acceptable to articulation the Storm instead.

Queensland manager Billy Slater has hinted astatine a precocious squad alteration earlier kick-off tonight.

He says Thomas Flegler whitethorn yet spell to the seat contempt being named successful the starting side.

"We're yet to determine who volition commencement and who volition travel disconnected the bench.," Slater told media connected Tuesday.

MAROONS: 1. Reece Walsh 2. Selwyn Cobbo 3. Valentine Holmes 4. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 5. Murray Taulagi 6. Cameron Munster 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Thomas Flegler 9. Ben Hunt 10. Lindsay Collins 11. Tom Gilbert 12. David Fifita 13. Patrick Carrigan Bench: 14. Harry Grant 15. Tino Fa'asuamaleaui 16. Reuben Cotter 17. Jai Arrow

Reserves: 18. Tom Dearden 19. Christian Welch

BLUES: 1. James Tedesco 2. Brian To'o 3. Stephen Crichton 4. Tom Trbojevic 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Jarome Luai 7. Nathan Cleary 8. Tevita Pangai Junior 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. Payne Haas 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Hudson Young 13. Isaah Yeo Bench: 14. Junior Paulo 15. Cameron Murray 16. Liam Martin 17. Nicho Hynes

Reserves: 18. Matt Burton 19. Stefano Utoikamanu

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