As Queensland coach Billy Slater ponders a State of Origin three-peat this year, the Maroons mentor yesterday mulled unleashing a dangerous double-act: bringing Kalyn Ponga into the squad alongside incumbent fullback Reece Walsh.
Queensland coach Billy Slater raised eyebrows with comments about Kalyn Ponga and Reece Walsh , but there are clear reasons it won’t happen.
“My attention right now is just watching players, watching the habits that they’ve got in their game. You know, watching the standards they hold themselves to not just each game but each moment in each game,” Slater said. Daily Telegraph journalist David Riccio said: “Walsh will start, I think Kalyn Ponga comes off the bench. He’s given a licence to be a roving 13. Mind you, if you go back and have a look at Kalyn’s debut for Queensland – he did the exact same role.”
Crucial in Queensland’s last two series wins has been the rotation of Ben Hunt with Harry Grant at hooker – taking up a potential bench spot that Ponga could inhabit.
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