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Canberra Weekly

Cody Walker has ousted Jarome Luai from the NSW side for the third State of Origin match, with coach Brad Fittler recalling Clint Gutherson and dropping Canberra's Hudson Young as the Blues push to avoid a series whitewash.

Bradman Best and Keaon Koloamatangi will earn their Origin debuts as part of seven changes to the side that lost 32-6 in Origin II last month.

Of those left out, only injured centre Tom Trbojevic and Payne Haas were unavailable, with the latter succumbing to an ankle injury he has been battling since May and aggravated playing for Brisbane on Saturday night.

Five-eighth Luai and prop Paulo are the most established...

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ABC Sport

NSW coach Brad Fittler has dumped Jarome Luai for the third game of the State of Origin series, recalled Cody Walker and handed debuts to Keaon Koloamatangi and Bradman Best as the Blues plot to avoid a series whitewash.

Luai, Hudson Young, Tyson Frizell and Junior Paulo 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, has also missed out.

The NRL's leader in try assists, South Sydney five-eighth Walker has beaten Luai in the battle to partner Mitch Moses in the halves.

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The Canberra Times

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.

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