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NSW Origin team: Luai gets nod for Freddie’s fresh-faced Blues – NRL.COM
NSW Blues coach Brad Fittler has named a new-look team for game one of the State of Origin series.
Brad Fittler has turned to his old Penrith stomping ground in a bid to wrest back the Origin shield with six in-form Panthers picked for NSW alongside a resurgent Latrell Mitchell, recalled for the first time in two years.
Mt Druitt-bred livewires Jarome Luai and Brian To’o, as well as workhorse back-rower Liam Martin, have been named for their Blues debuts alongside Penrith co-captains Nathan Cleary and Isaah Yeo.
Luai’s rise to the NSW five-eighth jersey means Jack Wighton will be the bench utility…
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