Ethan Strange impressed in his State of Origin debut, leading NSW to victory and crediting rivals Mitchell Moses and Nathan Cleary for their guidance.
Ethan Strange puts his standout State of Origin debut down to one thing: his main selection rival.
The 21-year-old five-eighth provided the spark for NSW to overcome Queensland 22-20 in the series opener last Wednesday, thrusting him into conversations about whether he should become the starting No. 6 for game two at the MCG on June 17.
Strange was only parachuted into the starting line-up after first-choice five-eighth Mitchell Moses picked up a hamstring niggle in camp.
But regardless of the outside talk, Canberra's playmaker credits Moses and halfback Nathan Cleary for helping him have a debut to remember.