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Teenagers named to play in Origin I – Broncos pair Payne Haas (NSW) and David Fifita (Queensland), the latter (right) the first player born in the 2000s to play
Origin.
Number of Broncos players picked in both teams for Origin I – the most of any club. The Roosters, Storm and Rabbitohs have four each, and the Warriors and Eels don’t have any.
Total number of debutants named by both sides – NSW has five (Payne Haas, Cameron Murray, Jack Wighton, Nick Cotric and Cody Walker) and Queensland three (David Fifita, Joe Ofahengaue and Moses Mbye).
Number of tries Cody Walker has scored for the Rabbitohs this season, the most in the NRL. Next best are Josh Addo-Carr and Corey Oates (nine each).
Daly Cherry-Evans will become the 15th player to have captained the Maroons, and their fourth in five games, following Cam Smith, Greg Inglis and Billy Slater.
Origin record for most tries, set by retired Maroons champion Greg Inglis. The best of the current crop is Dane Gagai (nine).
Age of Josh Morris (right), who will be the oldest player in action after his recall to the Blues team.
Souths and Blues hooker Damien Cook’s game average for tackles in Origin – the best of any current player.
Weight in kilos of Blues debutant Payne Haas. He will be the heaviest player on the field tonight. Dylan Napa and Joe Ofahengaue (both 113kg) are the heaviest Maroons.
Average number of NRL games played by the Maroons’ 17. The Blues average 104.8 per player. Queensland’s Matt Gillett is the most experienced Origin player (18 games).
Average run metres by James Tedesco (right) in Origin, the most of any current player. Dane Gagai (152) is next best.
Height in centimetres of the two tallest players taking the field tonight – David Klemmer (NSW) and Dylan Napa (Qld).