Westpac NSW Blues coach Laurie Daley has named a 21-player squad for Game Two of the Ampol State of Origin series at the MCG in Melbourne on Wednesday 17 June.
Prop Payne Haas (Brisbane Broncos) returns to the squad after missing Game One in Sydney through injury, Apisai Koroisau (Wests Tigers) replaces the injured Blayke Brailey (arm), while Isaiya Katoa, who is yet to make his debut for NSW, adds cover in the halves in a 21-player squad.
The Westpac NSW Blues hold a 1-0 lead in the series after producing the biggest comeback in Origin history to down Queensland 22-20 at Accor Stadium in Sydney.
AMPOL STATE OF ORIGIN SERIES
Game Two, MCG, Melbourne, Wednesday 17 June
Westpac NSW Blues squad
Mitchell Barnett (Warriors)
Nathan Cleary (Penrith Panthers)
Stephen Crichton (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
Addin Fonua-Blake (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks)
Payne Haas (Brisbane Broncos)
Isaiya Katoa** (Dolphins)
Apisai Koroisau (Wests Tigers)
Toluta’u Koula (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles)
Dylan Lucas** (Newcastle Knights)
Casey McLean (Penrith Panthers)
Mitchell Moses (Parramatta Eels)
Cameron Murray (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Haumole Olakau’atu (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles)
Victor Radley (Sydney Roosters)
Reece Robson (Sydney Roosters)
Kotoni Staggs (Brisbane Broncos)
Ethan Strange (Canberra Raiders)
James Tedesco (Sydney Roosters)
Brian To’o (Penrith Panthers)
Isaah Yeo (c) (Penrith Panthers)
Hudson Young (Canberra Raiders)
Coach: Laurie Daley
** Yet to debut for NSW
