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- STEVE ZEMEK

FEW epitomise the term workhorse quite like Cowboys director of football Peter Parr.

Parr will be trading his Cowboys NATHAN gear for Cleary the sky has blue retained this week as his he NSW joins State Brad Fittler of Origin in No.7 jumper, with coach camp with the Blues. Brad Fittler naming him and

But it is a role the North five debutants in his side for Queensland stalwart has been State of Origin I. working towards for much longer

With Mitchell Pearce (groin) than and just this Luke week. Keary (concussion) As NSW ruled Origin out, Cleary football

NORTH Queensland centre O’Neill’s father Sean said his to work out-of-hours. I get a bit Justin O’Neill has undergone son was struggling to breathe of downtime during the day but emergency surgery on his on Sunday morning. was named to partner South teameamrly­atmeoCrnam­ingeraonnd­Matunrigra­hyt-,timDe ragsopnlee­nu.nder an injury “He’s had a CAT scan done Sydney’s Cody Walker in the Canisbgeer­rnaeraplal­yirwhNeinc­kI dCoothtrei­cworckloud Oaf’tNereilbl eiwngas knadomckie­ttded to and he’s got a ruptured spleen,” halves. Cleary was picked and for Jack the Wighton Origin side. and Brisbane out in Canberra a sickening hospital head clash yesterday James he Tedesco, said. Nick Cotric, Latrell ahead of the Rabbitohs’ young “But I gun make Payne sure Haas. my work with for Josh the Dugan operation during a day his after Mitchell, “I Josh spoke Morris, to him Josh very Addo-Carr, briefly Adam Reynolds who picked The Roosters’ Angus side’s loss to Cronulla. Cody Walker, Nathan Cleary, David

with NSW does not impose on scoring a try in his 100th NRL this morning and he was having up a leg injury in his side’s Crichton edged out St George Boyd Cordner captains a Klemmer, Damien Cook, Paul

my work on Cowboys.” match, the Cowboys’ 22-16 win a bit of trouble breathing.” match against Wests Tigers, Illawarra’s Tariq Sims team which includes 11 players Vaughan, Boyd Cordner, Tyson Frizell,

Parr was a key part of Fittler’s over the Raiders. O’Neill was considered an but was understood to be for a spot on the bench. from the squad that won Jake Trbojevic. Interchang­e: Jack

series-winning set-up last year Cowboys officials confirmed Wighton, outside Payne chance Haas, Cameron to be recalled available for selection. There’s expected to be last year’s series.

BUSY: Walker Peter is one Parr of five is ready debutants forquestio­n and has marks stepped over up his the role fitness with Queensland the former names Queensland their and Murray, by Angus Queensland Crichton for the State of Origin. along with Rabbitohs the of squad Tyson this year. Frizell, the side today. Australia representa­tive was Origin series-opener on

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