Queensland Maroons great Sam Thaiday is welcoming the new blood fronting up for the 2020 State of Origin series.

His player to watch in game one is a “surprise pick”, he told Mark Levy: fullback AJ Brimson.

“He finished off the season really, really well … AJ Brimson made Kalyn Ponga look like an ordinary fullback in that game.

“It’s about time we need to blood some new players; this could be the start of something new.”

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