Debutant NSW back-rower Hudson Young has never backed down from a challenge and says his rocky road to a State of Origin debut has steeled him to help the Blues conquer Queensland.
You only need to look back at Young's debut NRL season to see why Brad Fittler believes the Canberra forward has the right attributes to leave his mark at Origin level.
In just his second NRL start in May 2019, Young made it his mission to gang up on South Sydney forward Sam Burgess with fellow Raiders tearaway Corey Horsburgh.
The intimidation tactics worked, with Burgess conceding five penalties, and although the Raiders lost Young scored a small...