This week is crucial for State of Origin selection, with players and teams facing significant challenges.
This week marks the last chance for players to stake their claim and earn State of Origin selection, with a number of incumbents and bolters still vying for spots.
Parramatta will receive a huge boost out wide, while the Broncos will welcome back Ezra Mam after the five-eighth's suspension for an off-field incident last year. Mam first must be cleared over a high tackle after being reported for an incident in his Queensland Cup return on Sunday.
The luckless Dragons will be forced into yet another change in the forward pack, but the pressure could also be rising on one of their playmakers.