The Queensland Maroons will go for a fourth series win in five years on Wednesday evening, but the ever brutal demands of State of Origin mean the player pathways is always going to be explored beyond the current side.
The Queensland side also have some players at the back-end of their Origin careers.
Kurt Capewell could be in his swansong series, Cameron Munster, joking as he may have been after Game 2, indicated he knows his time is closer to the end than the start, and even then, Billy Slater has made it clear during his time coaching he has no hesitation making an enormous call if he thinks it needs to be made.
Queensland do have some excellent young talent on the way through, and others who could well have made an argument to play this year.
Here are the most likely players to debut next year for the Maroons.
5. Xavier Savage (Canberra Raiders, Queensland)
The wing spots were among the most debated coming into this year's series for the Maroons, although that's not exactly surprising information given the injuries to Xavier Coates and Murray Taulagi.
In the end, Selwyn Cobbo was given another chance in the Origin arena, and Jojo Fifita was handed a debut after an impressive start to the campaign for the Gold Coast Titans.
Now 24 years of age, Savage may well have been in the mix himself without an early-season injury.
Originally a fullback, Savage has found a home on the wing in Canberra, and already has seven tries to his name from 11 games for a struggling outfit this year.
In addition, he is running 137 metres per game and looks an Origin player of the future even if he is well down the pecking order should Queensland be full strength at this stage of his career.
