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NRL Premiership - State of Origin Launch - 23 April 2016 - Star City Casino, Sydney, NSW - Steve Christo


NSW VB Blues coach Laurie Daley has today named five debutants in a 19-man squad for Game One of the 2016 Holden State of Origin series at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium on Wednesday week (1 June).

The NSW Minister for Sport, the Hon. Stuart Ayres MP, announced the 19-man squad at an official lunch at The Star’s 24/7 Sports Bar.

The debutants are Tyson Frizell (Dragons), Josh Mansour and Matt Moylan (Panthers), Adam Reynolds (Rabbitohs) and Dylan Walker (Sea Eagles),

Daley is yet to finalise positions and starting line-up with the squad announced in alphabetical order as follows:

Name

NRL Club

D.O.B

Junior Club

Origin App

Greg Bird

Gold Coast Titans

 
10/2/1984

West Maitland Red Dogs/ Maitland Pumpkin Pickers

16

Boyd Cordner

Sydney Roosters

 
9/6/1992

Old Bar Pirates

5

Josh Dugan

St George Illawarra Dragons

 
10/5/1990

South Tuggeranong Knights/ Valley Dragons

8

Robbie Farah

Wests Tigers

 
23/1/1984

Enfield Federals/ Leichhardt Wanderers

13

Blake Ferguson

Sydney Roosters

 
20/3/1990

Wellington Cowboys/ Earlwood Saints

1

Andrew Fifita

Cronulla Sharks

 
28/6/1989

Griffith Waratahs/ St Patricks Blacktown

4

Tyson Frizell

St George Illawarra Dragons

 
9/10/1991

Corrimal Cougars

Nil

Paul Gallen (c)

Cronulla Sharks

 
14/8/1981

Wentworthville Magpies

21

Josh Jackson

Canterbury Bulldogs

 
8/1/1991

Gulgong Terriers/ Mudgee Dragons

3

Michael Jennings

Parramatta Eels

 
20/4/1988

St Marys/ West City Tigers

15

David Klemmer

Canterbury Bulldogs

 
22/12/1993

All Saints Toongabbie

3

James Maloney

Cronulla Sharks

 
15/6/1986

St Edwards Gosford

3

Josh Mansour

Penrith Panthers

 
17/6/1990

St Johns Eagles/ Kingsgrove Colts

Nil

Josh Morris

Canterbury Bulldogs

 
23/8/1986

Kiama Knights

11

Matt Moylan

Penrith Panthers

16/6/1991

St Patricks Blacktown/ St Clair Comets

Nil

Adam Reynolds

South Sydney Rabbitohs

 
10/7/1990

Alexandria Rovers/ Kensington United

Nil

 
James Tamou

North Queensland Cowboys

 
13/12/1988

Paddington Tigers/ Levin Knights

11

Dylan Walker

Manly Sea Eagles

 
27/9/1994

Mascot Jets

Nil

Aaron Woods

Wests Tigers

 
13/3/1991

Leichhardt Juniors

8

 

Bryce Cartwright was originally selected in a development squad, but has since been ruled out with a thumb injury. Laurie Daley will name his replacement in due course.

 

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