'Last ride': Blues bracing for Papalii factor in Origin decider

'Last ride': Blues bracing for Papalii factor in Origin decider

Hudson Young looks forward to facing teammate Josh Papalii in his likely final Origin match.

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Hudson Young has welcomed the chance to play against Raiders team-mate Josh Papalii for the first time as Westpac NSW Blues players brace for the Queensland veteran's "last ride".

Papalii will play his first Origin since 2022 - and almost certainly his last - after coming out of representative retirement for Wednesday's series decider and Young is among the Blues players who know the impact he can have on team-mates.

"I have looked up to Josh for a long time now and played with him for many years so to get a game against him is going to be pretty cool," Young...

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