It might still be pre-season, but here at Sporting News State of Origin chatter is still keeping us up at night.

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The 2017 State of Origin series saw Queensland fight back to win the unwinnable series in a back against the wall performance to continue their decade of dominance.

But next year they are going to have to do it without some veterans after Johnathan Thurston and Cooper Cronk hung up their representative boots.

It means some fresh faces could get a crack on the game's biggest stage.

As for NSW, well it's just common practice to chop and change.

Slide to see which players could make their debuts and change this pattern.