State of Origin 1, 2018: Maroons get to grips with the G

Maroons get to grips with the G

  • Billy Slater of the Queensland Maroons arrive for the Captain's Run session at the MCG.

    Billy Slater of the Queensland Maroons arrive for the Captain's Run session at the MCG.

  • Valentine Holmes (centre), Ben Hunt (right) and Gave Cooper (left) of the Queensland Maroons arrive for their Captain's Run session at the MCG.

    Valentine Holmes (centre), Ben Hunt (right) and Gave Cooper (left) of the Queensland Maroons arrive for their Captain's Run session at the MCG.

  • Greg Inglis of the Queensland Maroons arrives for the Captain's Run session at the MCG.

    Greg Inglis of the Queensland Maroons arrives for the Captain's Run session at the MCG.

  • Jarrod Wallace of the Queensland Maroons arrives for their Captain's Run session at the MCG.

    Jarrod Wallace of the Queensland Maroons arrives for their Captain's Run session at the MCG.

  • The Queensland Maroons take a break during a Captain's Run session at the MCG.

    The Queensland Maroons take a break during a Captain's Run session at the MCG.

  • The Queensland Maroons take a break during a Captain's Run session at the MCG.

    The Queensland Maroons take a break during a Captain's Run session at the MCG.

  • Queensland coach Kevin Walters is seen during Captain's Run session at the MCG.

    Queensland coach Kevin Walters is seen during Captain's Run session at the MCG.

  • The Queensland Maroons take a break during Captain's Run session at the MCG.

    The Queensland Maroons take a break during Captain's Run session at the MCG.

  • Billy Slater and Greg Inglis of the Queensland Maroons arrive for the Captain's Run session at the MCG.

    Billy Slater and Greg Inglis of the Queensland Maroons arrive for the Captain's Run session at the MCG.

  • Will Chambers (left) and Josh McGuire of the Queensland Maroons arrive for their Captain's Run session at the MCG.

    Will Chambers (left) and Josh McGuire of the Queensland Maroons arrive for their Captain's Run session at the MCG.

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Preparing for State of Origin 1, 2018
Photos: AAP

For Brad Fittler and the NSW fans, good news came in the form of Billy Slater’s bad news.

Slater was injured and wouldn’t play Origin 1 at the MCG.

The bad news for NSW and coach Brad Fittler is that teenage sensation Kalyn Ponga has flown down to Melbourne.

But then Dane Gagai suffered a compound finger dislocation and threw another injury scare into the Maroon camp.

So exactly where Ponga will play has yet to be determined. Either way it will have Fittler and his baby Blues on edge.