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Canberra Weekly

Corey Horsburgh will become the 230th player to line up for Queensland in State of Origin when he makes his Maroons debut in Sydney.

The 25-year-old Canberra warhorse joins Gold Coast fullback AJ Brimson as the only two changes made to the side that wrapped up the Origin series 2-0 with a 32-6 win in Brisbane in game two.

North Queensland's Tom Dearden is 18th man and Parramatta's J'maine Hopgood the 19th. 

Both changes to the playing 17 for the July 12 clash were forced on coach Billy Slater. 

Brisbane prop Tom Flegler misses out with a foot injury, while suspension has sidelined Broncos fullback Reece Walsh.

Horsburgh was 19th...

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ABC Sport

NSW coach Brad Fittler will recall Cody Walker for the third game of the State of Origin series and hand a debut to Keaon Koloamatangi as the Blues plot to avoid a series whitewash.

The inclusions are set to come at the expense of Damien Cook and Hudson Young, both of whom have paid the price for the Blues' hefty loss in Origin II and will not feature in the series finale on July 12 in Sydney.

Wests Tigers prop Stefano Utoikamanu, afforded only 12 minutes of game-time on debut, is also expected to be dropped.

The NRL's leader in try assists, South Sydney five-eighth Walker will not dislodge Jarome Luai from the starting side, with the Penrith playmaker again partnering Mitch Moses in the...

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The Canberra Times

Hudson Young has been cut from the NSW Blues squad for game three of State of Origin in Sydney as coach Brad Fittler made some key changes.

The Canberra Raiders second-rower made his Origin debut in game one, and had a solid performance in game two but couldn't retain his position in the Blues after NSW the series with the defeat in Brisbane.

Meanwhile Raiders teammate Corey Horsburgh is set to head north for Maroons camp.

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