QUEENSLAND legends Mal Meninga and Justin Hodges have put their heads together to come up with their Maroons line-up for Origin I.

The duo revealed their side on Queenslanders Only on Wednesday night and they named young Brisbane prop and Tonga representative Joe Ofahengaue on the bench as cover for his Broncos teammate Josh McGuire who has been recently sidelined with an ankle injury.

But in good news for coach Kevin Walters, McGuire has been named in the Broncos’ 21-man squad to face Parramatta on Thursday night.

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Meninga said Valentine Holmes’ goalkicking ability counted in his favour given there’s no standout option after Cameron Smith’s representative retirement, while Andrew McCullough won the race to hooker.

“We picked McCullough. We felt we needed a genuine No.9 who can play 80 minutes of footy, good experience and Andrew’s played a lot of finals games,” Meninga said.

“He can kick and he can hold the middle up and he can do 40-50 tackles.

“We’ve got a really strong interchange. We’ve got Joe Ofahengaue there but if Josh McGuire’s in the side you probably put Josh Papalii back to the bench.”

Hodges believed Kalyn Ponga’s chances hinged on Billy Slater’s fitness, while Meninga said it was either fullback or nothing for the youngster.

“The only position Ponga can play at the moment is fullback,” Meninga said.

“He’s not quite experienced to play any other position. If you put him on the bench, he doesn’t really cover what Morgan does.”

Check out the full 17 Meninga and Hodges have chosen and click on our ‘Origin Selector’ below to pick your own team and share it on social media! If you can’t see the ‘Selector’ graphic below, click here!

MAL MENINGA & JUSTIN HODGES’ MAROONS

1. Billy Slater

2. Valentine Holmes

3. Greg Inglis

4. Will Chambers

5. Dane Gagai

6. Cameron Munster

7. Ben Hunt

8. Matt Scott

9. Andrew McCullough

10. Dylan Napa

11. Gavin Cooper

12. Felise Kaufusi

13. Josh Papalii (Josh McGuire if fit)

14. Michael Morgan

15. Jarrod Wallace

16. Coen Hess

17. Joe Ofahengaue

18. Kalyn Ponga

19. Jai Arrow