Lucky break as Maroons enforcer cleared to play

Thanks for tuning successful for our unrecorded sum of the squad announcements up of Origin I.

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That's a wrapper from Billy Slater's property conference.

Confirming the quality Tino Fa'asuamaleaui has been charged for his forearm connected Reed Mahoney yesterday BUT helium tin judge a fine, alternatively than a suspension.

It means helium is escaped to play Origin I, with Christian Welch to stay successful the extended squad for now.

Asked if Queensland are the underdogs heading into this series, Billy Slater brushed disconnected the label.

"I don't care, I earnestly don't care," helium told the media.

"That worldly is extracurricular sound for us."

Billy Slater has reveled that Tino Fa'asuamaleaui volition beryllium escaped to play successful crippled 1 aft dodging a prohibition for his precocious forearm connected Reed Mahoney.

Slater said Fa'asuamaleaui would person a good for a people 1 unsafe interaction charge.

Addressing the media, Maroons manager Billy Slater admitted that helium had to marque immoderate precise pugnacious telephone calls to Kalyn Ponga, Kurt Capewell, Dane Gagai and Xavier Coates past night.

"I had to marque immoderate truly pugnacious telephone calls past night. Some bully 1 and immoderate atrocious one," helium said.

"Those 4 are Queenslanders done and through.

"They were precise understanding.

"By the extremity of the telephone telephone they were supportive of the team."

Watch Billy's unrecorded property league above.

Former Newcastle subordinate Matty Johns is "shocked" astatine the Origin axing of Knights teammates Kalyn Ponga and Dane Gagai.

Billy Slater has named a squad alternatively than a squad.

Confirmation Kalyn Ponga and Dane Gagai are axed, portion Christian Welch is connected standby should Tino Fa'asuamaleaui beryllium suspended today.

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 14. Harry Grant 15. Tino Fa'asuamaleaui 16. Reuben Cotter 17. Jai Arrow 18. Tom Dearden 19 Christian Welch