Queensland legend Billy Moore has unveiled his Queensland Origin I team onย Fox League's Queenslanders Only.
Moore has left out veteran prop Matt Scott, who has not played Origin since 2016 but recently declared his keenness to return to the stage.
โI wanted McGuire, Papalii and Arrow in my starting team,โ Moore said.
โI wouldnโt bring Scott off the bench but I wouldnโt have a problem if you found a spot for him, itโs obviously just moving the other players around.
โ(Joe) Ofahengaue has gone off the boil a bit in recent weeks.โ
Moore has opted for two rookies in his team, Melbourne's Christian Welch and Brisbane's David Fifita, both featuring on the bench.
Here is Moore's Queensland Origin I team, courtesyย of Fox Sports.ย
Billy Mooreโs team
1. Kalyn Ponga
2. Dane Gagai
3. Michael Morgan
4. Will Chambers
5. Corey Oates
6. Cameron Munster (c)
7. Daly Cherry-Evans
8. Josh McGuire
9. Ben Hunt
10. Josh Papalii
11. Matt Gillett
12. Felise Kaufusi
13. Jai Arrow
Interchange
14. David Fifita
15. Dylan Napa
16. Jarrod Wallace
17. Christian Welch
Munster is not captain material – surely never will be…
Can already see Latrell running right over the top of Morgan.
Donโt think Ben hunt could hack starting and finishing at hooker at origin level. He canโt handle big game pressure. So because of that Iโd play Jake Friend there as he is a good leader, makes tackles and has more attacking game than McCullogh. Would then move Hunt to the bench and drop Fifita out. Think the kid is quite overrated and hasnโt proven to be that good yet. (Like a lot of Brisbaneโs young forwards)
The other 2 changes Iโd make would be Glasby and Hess in for Welch and Wallace. Wallace is a softie who isnโt consistent enough and Welch is similar to Glasby but not as good. Hess also adds some more size and ability to the bench.
Like thatโs heโs given mention to Ofahengaue cause Iโd say bench spots are close between Glasby and Hess and the chasing Wallace, Ofahungue and co