May 25th, 2019

May 25th, 2019

Cody Walker has just received the sweetest phone call of his life - from Blues coach Brad Fittler telling him he is in the NSW State of Origin team.

With the Blues losing Luke Keary, Mitchell Pearce and possibly Adam Reynolds to injury, Walker gets his chance on the game’s biggest stage after a stellar season for South Sydney.

Cody Walker: NSW Origin player. (AAP)

Walker will be one of the oldest Origin debutants at the age of 29.

But he is a late bloomer, only making his top grade debut for Souths four seasons ago.

He has just one representative jumper - for Country in 2017 - but Fittler is confident he can do the job.