Origin 2 sides named

KALYN Ponga is set to debut for a Queensland side aiming to level the State of Origin equation on Sunday.
Maroons coach Kevin Walters named an 18-man squad on Monday after a weekend that featured injury concerns to a host of key players.
While both are named in the squad, Billy Slater (hamstring) and Dylan Napa (ankle) will be given until tomorrow to prove their fitness.
Ponga has taken Anthony Milford’s place in the squad, with Walters indicating the 20-year-old’s form was too hard to ignore.
“He’s been playing some good football for Newcastle Knights this year and knocking on the door; very close in game one and we expect to have him in game two,” the coach said.
“We’ve got some plans about how we want to use him; he’s going to be a long term player for us and we’re pleased we’ve got him in the side.”
Walters said Slater was “right to go” but would need to train well on Wednesday to cement his place at the back, where he will replace Michael Morgan (bicep).
The make-up of the pack will depend on how Napa pulls up this week, with in-form Tim Glasby waiting in the wings after missing the series-opening 22-12 loss to NSW.
Ponga is expected to start off the bench, with chairman of selectors Gene Miles saying the nature of the game will dictate exactly what kind of role he plays.
Meanwhile Matt Prior, pictured, has emerged as a shock NSW selection after gaining a call-up to an extended Blues squad.
The dual premiership winner was named alongside potential debutants Ryan James and Tariq Sims as well as Roosters five-eighth Luke Keary to face Queensland next Sunday.
Prior, James and Sims will battle it out for one spot following the broken jaw to Origin game one prop Reagan Campbell-Gillard.
Campbell-Gillard’s six-week injury is the only change to a NSW side who triumphed against Queensland in Origin I.
It caps a remarkable turnaround for James who was left “devastated” when a Blues jersey was snatched out from underneath him before Origin I. James delivered Blues coach Brad Fittler a message with a barnstorming performance for the Titans. Fittler must now weigh up picking James or Prior or instead start with Jake Trbojevic or Tyson Frizell in the front row. If Frizell starts at prop that would pave the way for Sims to make his debut.
The Blues had considered drafting Josh Jackson and Trent Merrin into the squad before opting for Prior and James while Sims was part of an extended squad for Origin I.
Queensland: Jai Arrow, Will Chambers, Gavin Cooper, Dane Gagai, Tim Glasby, Coen Hess, Valentine Holmes, Ben Hunt, Greg Inglis (c), Felise Kaufusi, Andrew McCullough, Josh McGuire, Cameron Munster, Dylan Napa, Josh Papalii, Kalyn Ponga, Billy Slater, Jarrod Wallace.
NSW: Josh Addo-Carr, Nathan Cleary, Damien Cook, Boyd Cordner (c), Angus Crichton, Jack de Belin, Tyson Frizell, Ryan James, Luke Keary, David Klemmer, James Maloney, Latrell Mitchell, Tyrone Peachey, Matt Prior, James Roberts, Tariq Sims, James Tedesco, Jake Trbojevic, Tom Trbojevic, Paul Vaughan.