DEBATE around the NSW team is set to heat up in coming weeks as selectors once again attempt to put the team together to bring an end to Queensland’s dominance.

With plenty of contenders across the park, some positions are still wide open but the selections that will cause the biggest ahead surround the Blues’ spine for the Blues.

What combination will they come up with to match the likes of Cameron Smith, Cooper Cronk, Johnathan Thurston and, more than likely, Darius Boyd?

LISTEN: The Monday Bunker crew dissect the biggest NRL news with Des Hasler’s position called into question at the Bulldogs, the Dragons’ surprise resurgence and will their be shock Origin selections for both NSW and Qld?

The Monday Bunker’s Paul Crawley and Dean Ritchie both unveiled their Origin teams and plenty of debate focused around the hooker position.

Robbie Farah is the incumbent but has not been setting the world alight for the Rabbitohs but he has few threats.

At fullback it is an embarrassment of riches with James Tedesco and Josh Dugan the chief candidates. As for the halves, James Maloney, Mitchell Pearce and Matt Moylan won’t all fit.

Watch above as Crawley and Ritchie give their reasons for selections which you can check out below.