LIVE: Winner of Blues' hooker battle revealed

Former Blues prima Josh Morris has revealed who helium would take to correspond NSW successful crippled 1 if helium were successful in Brad Fittler's shoes.

Speaking connected Nine's The Continuous Call Team, Morris backed reigning Dally M Medallist Nicho Hynes successful the halves.

"He's playing outstanding shot - evidently past twelvemonth with the Sharks and past helium started disconnected again this year," helium said.

"He missed the archetypal fewer games (this season) and you could conscionable spot the mode their onslaught was erstwhile helium came back, helium conscionable clicked.

"NSW has ever gone good erstwhile they person a halfback and a moving five-eight, a big-bodied, moving five-eight. So, I deliberation helium compliments that truly well.

The 15-game Origin seasoned besides named Raiders second-rower Hudson Young to marque his Origin debut, on with Rabbitohs extracurricular backmost Campbell Graham.

"Hudson Young, he's a spot of a bolter," Morris said.

"But he's been outstanding for Canberra this year."

On his predicted team, Morris besides added: "I deliberation you would commencement Jake (Trbojevic) successful the crippled if you are going to person him there, you wouldn't commencement him disconnected the bench.

"You'd get him successful determination due to the fact that he rips in, he's going to get nether their ribs, he's going to effort and rattle a fewer cages early.

"Payne Haas disconnected his form, helium besides has to commencement arsenic well.

"You could easy person Liam Martin determination arsenic good if you were going to swap him, helium could start."

Kalyn Ponga has beaten Reece Walsh for Maroons No.1 jersey, with the Newcastle superstar to commencement astatine fullback for the Maroons successful State of Origin I, according to AAP.

Ponga's enactment comes aft questions were raised astir his spot successful the squad arsenic helium battled to retrieve from a 4th concussion successful nether a year.

Even though helium struggled for signifier astatine five-eighth for Newcastle, it appears manager Billy Slater volition amusement religion successful Ponga and prime him astatine the back.

The 25-year-old survived a scare successful the Knights' nonaccomplishment to Cronulla connected Saturday erstwhile helium was taken disconnected the tract for a HIA but passed and volition beryllium picked by the Maroons.

"We each cognize Kalyn's past and for him to spell disconnected the field. It wasn't large for him," Slater said connected Nine's Sunday Footy Show.

"But the bully motion was helium came backmost connected and it didn't look similar it affected him. He made immoderate large tackles successful the 2nd half. That is the bully signs for Kalyn."

Selwyn Cobbo and Murray Taulagi are apt to beryllium the 2 wingers, with Melbourne flyer Xavier Coates expected to beryllium near out.

It's understood Dane Gagai has kept his spot successful the broadside and volition apt spouse Valentine Holmes successful the centres.

Felise Kaufusi's looming prohibition for a precocious changeable is apt to mean David Fifita being recalled, with Kurt Capewell and Tom Gilbert locked successful arsenic different second-rowers successful the squad.

Tom Flegler is besides acceptable to gain a callback for the archetypal clip since his sole acquisition successful Origin III of 2021, arsenic 1 of 4 Broncos alongside Cobbo, Capewell and fastener Pat Carrigan.