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.
2. Heilum Luki (North Queensland Cowboys, Queensland)
Like Kulikefu Finefeuiaki's debut for the Maroons in Game 2 of this year's series, there were plenty of calls for Luki to also debut.
He was included in the wider squad, but never made it into the match day outfit.
Luki, in the end, will not play Origin this year, but his return to the field after multiple injuries in recent seasons has been impressive.
He has played a serious role in the Cowboys' run up the table, and will need to continue to do so to the back end of the year.
Do that, and start next year strongly, and he could well be on the radar.
