New Queensland Maroons captain Daly Cherry‑Evans insists the Queensland team he will lead can continue the proud Origin legacy of the greats that have recently retired from the representative arena.
In the last two series the Maroons have farewelled Johnathan Thurston, Cooper Cronk, Billy Slater, Greg Inglis and Cameron Smith – all mainstays of Queensland’s decade of dominance.
Cherry‑Evans says they have had a lot of Origin experience retire over the last two Origin campaigns.
He says there are some players who got a taste of that success with those older players and they will be drawing on that as inspiration and also using that as an experience to make sure they teach these younger boys the way they feel this proud Origin legacy can continue.
Game 1 of the 2019 State of Origin Series will be played at 10pm Wednesday.
Source: NRL
