That was QLD Origin coach Mal Meninga at todays announcement of the Maroons team for Origin Game Two - on in Sydney next Wednesday.
The side remains unchanged from game one, the only difference coming outside of the 17; Brisbane Bronco Corey Parker being called in as 18th man.
He replaces Game One's Daly Cherry-Evans. When asked about it, Meninga said it was to cover for the possible loss of prop forward Matt Scott, who may sit out the game while he attends to a family illness.
In that case, the likely plan would see Nate Myles move from the second row in the front and Corey Parker start in the run on side.
The team for Game Two is:
#1 Billy Slater (Melbourne Storm)
#2 Darius Boyd (Newcastle Knights)
#3 Justin Hodges (Brisbane Broncos)
#4 Greg Inglis (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
#5 Brent Tate (North Queensland Cowboys)
#6 Johnathan Thurston (North Queendland Cowboys)
#7 Cooper Cronk (Melbourne Storm)
#8 Matthew Scott (North Queensland Cowboys)
# 9 Cameron Smith © (Melbourne Storm)
#10 Petero Civoniceva (Brisbane Broncos)
#11 Nate Myles (Gold Coast Titans)
#12 Sam Thaiday (Brisbane Broncos)
#13 Ashley Harrison (Gold Coast Titans)
#14 Matt Gillett (Brisbane Broncos)
#15 Dave Taylor (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
#16 Ben Hannant (Brisbane Broncos)
#17 Dave Shillington (Canberra Raiders)
18th Man: Corey Parker (Brisbane Broncos)
19th Man: Ben Barba (Canterbury Bulldogs)
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