Origin focus shifts to under-fire Maroons

June 12 Maroon makeover Melbourne prop Tim Glasby is lampooned by Sydney’s Daily Telegraph after he is named as one of seven changes to Queensland’s team for State of Origin II. The paper refers to him as an ‘NRL nobody’. Coach Kevin Walters dumps veterans Sam Thaiday, Nate Myles, Aidan Guerra and Jacob Lillyman, along with Corey Oates, Justin O’Neill and Anthony Milford. Meanwhile, the Blues name an unchanged line-up for the first time since 1996. June 13 Free to play Gold Coast prop Jarrod Wallace is found not guilty by the NRL judiciary of using a shoulder charge on Warriors centre Blake Ayshford, allowing him to take his place in the Maroons’ line-up for State of Origin II. June 21 King of clutch Queensland ace Johnathan Thurston defies the pain of a serious shoulder injury to land…

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Official Rugby League Annual (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2017

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