Friday night at Suncorp Stadium all of sudden becomes a State of Origin Audition in the wake of Cameron Smith’s Bombshell rep retirement.

Two of the main contenders for the Qld number-9 Jersey – Broncos Andrew McCullough and Rooster Jake Friend will go head to head.

He may be favourite, but the Broncos hooker tells Ben he’s just humbled at being mentioned in this arena.

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