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Billy Slater has injected more fresh blood into the Maroons by handing Raiders firebrand Corey Horsburgh his Origin debut to help Queensland plot a ruthless 3-0 clean sweep of the Blues in Game Three.
This masthead can reveal Horsburgh will finally live out his Queensland dream as Maroons coach Billy Slater swaps one red-head for another following the loss of Tom Flegler (foot) for Origin III at Sydney's Accor Stadium on Wednesday week.
Slater is expected to make only one other change, with...
There might need to be a box of Kleenex nearby when Corey Horsburgh gets his State of Origin call-up, but then he'll be ready to get to work for Queensland.
The Canberra Raiders forward is set to make his long-awaited Origin debut in game three in Sydney on July 12, after an injury to Thomas Flegler put him in the box seat for Maroons selection.
After getting a taste of the Origin arena with his inclusion in the Game II Queensland squad as 19th man, Horsburgh is chomping at the bit to get on the field, and make his family proud.
The Queanbeyan Blues are facing the biggest fight of the club's proud existence as they battle to pull together a team every week because of player unavailability and injuries.
The Blues were forced to withdraw from the reserve grade competition this year because of a lack of players, with competition officials granting them an exemption to play in the top grade.