New South Wales coach Brad Fittler has named his side for the opening State of Origin game that will be played in Melbourne on June 6.
The side is as follows:
THE BRYDEN LAWYERS NSW BLUES TEAM FOR ORIGIN I, 2018 IS AS FOLLOWS:
- James Tedesco (Sydney Roosters)
- Tom Trbojevic (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles)
- Latrell Mitchell (Sydney Roosters)
- James Roberts (Brisbane Broncos)
- Josh Addo-Carr (Melbourne Storm)
- James Maloney (Penrith Panthers)
- Nathan Cleary (Penrith Panthers)
- David Klemmer (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
- Damien Cook (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
- Reagan Campbell-Gillard (Penrith Panthers)
- Boyd Cordner (c) (Sydney Roosters)
- Tyson Frizell (St George Illawarra Dragons)
- Jack de Belin (St George Illawarra Dragons)
- Paul Vaughan (St George Illawarra Dragons)
- Jake Trbojevic (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles)
- Angus Crichton (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
- Tyrone Peachey (Penrith Panthers)
- Tariq Sims (St George Illawarra Dragons)
- Nick Cotric (Canberra Raiders)
The Under 18 side will play the curtain-raiser to Origin I with Mark O’Meley as coach:
The full NSW Under-18s squad is:
| Tallis | Angianga | Central Coast Roosters |
| Jalal | Bazzaz | Illawarra Steelers |
| Bradman | Best | Newcastle Knights |
| Shawn | Blore | Penrith Panthers |
| Hayden | Bonanno | Penrith Panthers |
| Egan | Butcher | Sydney Roosters |
| Phoenix | Crossland | Newcastle Knights |
| Matthew | Doorey | Parramatta Eels |
| Duwayne | Fuimaono | Sydney Roosters |
| Brock | Gardner | Newcastle Knights |
| Ryan | Gray | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| Spencer | Leniu | Penrith Panthers |
| Jock | Madden | Newcastle Knights |
| John – Paul | Nohra | Parramatta Eels |
| Jaron | Purcell | Newcastle Knights |
| Jason | Saab | St George Dragons |
| Tommy | Talau | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| Maurice | Trindall | Penrith Panthers |
| Stefano | Utoikamanu | Parramatta Eels |
| Bronson | Xerri | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
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