State of Origin Game 1 is here, and here are how the two teams line up… Wednesday’s game is the 100th State of Origin clash between Queensland and New South Wales and Game 1 of the 2014 series is taking place at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.
Preview: Queensland have won the last eight State of Origin Series and will be gunning for a straight nine, although Blues pride is not something to dismiss despite the recent record. Blues coach Lurie Daley has made a few surprise changes with the halves coming from Canterbury Bulldogs rather than the Sydney Roosters. Daley has opted to go Josh Reynolds and Trent Hodkinson instead of the regular pairing of James Maloney and Mitchell Pearce, while Greg Bird is suspended so Ryan Hoffman gets a start in the back-row. Trent Hodkinson (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images) Queensland are so strong across the park they are even playing top class players out of position – Billy Slater gets the number one jersey meaning regular club fullbacks Greg Inglis and Darius Boyd have to start in the centre and on the wing respectively. Roosters forward Aidan Guerra gets his first taste of Origin football with a place on the Maroons bench, while Daly Cherry-Evans is also sat on the pine and will be itching to get on the paddock. State of Origin Game 1 Line-ups Queensland 1 Billy Slater 2 Darius Boyd 3 Greg Inglis 4 Justin Hodges 5 Brent Tate 6 Jonathan Thurston 7 Cooper Cronk 8 Matt Scott 9 Cameron Smith © 10 Nate Myles 11 Chris McQueen 12 Matt Gillett 13 Corey Parker Replacements 14 Daly Cherry-Evans 15 Ben Te’o 16 Aidan Guerra 17 Josh Papalii NSW 1 Jarryd Hayne 2 Brett Morris 3 Josh Morris 4 Michael Jennings 5 Daniel Tupou 6 Josh Reynolds 7 Trent Hodkinson 8 Aaron Woods 9 Robbie Farah 10 James Tamou 11 Ryan Hoffman 12 Beau Scott 13 Paul Gallen Replacements 14 Trent Merrin 15 Anthony Watmough 16 Luke Lewis 17 Tony Williams
