Cameron Murray has confirmed he will take the field in Wednesday night's must-win State of Origin clash, overcoming a groin injury to play for NSW.
The superstar lock-forward completed a full training session on Sunday and is expected to come off the bench for the Blues, with an enormous and history-defining clash at Suncorp Stadium.
Murray spent the majority of his preparation in the rehab group alongside Penrith second-rower Liam Martin and Rabbitohs teammate Latrell Mitchell, with the latter forced to pull out due to a lingering calf issue.
But moments after landing in Brisbane on Monday afternoon, Murray said he was 100 per cent ready to rip in and defy the odds against the Maroons.
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“It’s good – I did full training on Sunday, so I’ll be right," he said.
"I just jumped off the back of feedback from physios and they said there was a good possibility that I’d be able to play. I made sure I did everything I could and it’s paid off and I’m ready to go.
“Me and Marto and obviously Trell during earlier in the week, we were just doing our own little thing on the side.
"We made sure that we got around the boys as much as possible and we were in the huddles when there was some feedback getting thrown around. We made sure we were pretty close to the scrimmage and the little drills that they were doing, just so we made sure we picked up anything that was getting thrown around there.
"I didn’t feel like I missed much… I just did my best to connect as much as I could while I was doing my rehab stuff and I’m really happy with the way training went on Sunday.
“It’s a massive task and I know history isn’t on our side. It’s a challenge that we’re all up for and it’s a challenge that we’re looking forward to and one that we’re embracing.
"It’s been a chilled camp, but everyone has understood the task at hand and everyone is going about it their own way."
Cameron Murray welcomes back in-form Rabbitohs teammate
NSW were forced into multiple changes since their Game I loss to Queensland, with two key members of Brad Fittler's side ruled out due to injury.
Nathan Cleary and Api Koroisau will both miss the final two games of the series, which has opened the door for Mitchell Moses and Damien Cook to earn a State of Origin recall.
Murray couldn't hide his excitement when asked about pulling on the blue jumper alongside his close mate once again, and believes their combination from club land could add some spark to the NSW attack.
“I’m really happy for Cookie... I was really excited coming in and knowing that Cookie was gonna be there," he said.
"I think Cookie has handled the last couple of weeks really well and really professional, like I knew he was going to. It’s good to see him get rewarded for a massive game against the Dragons and really, for the form that he’s shown the whole of this year.
"It is handy having that combination there with Cookie, I have played most of my first grade next to Cookie. I didn’t have to scramble a week’s worth of preparation in building a connection with him, because I’ve already got one.
"He’s one of my good mates, so it’s good to see he got the call-up and I’m excited to run out there to what I’m sure will be a pretty hostile environment.
"I know he’s gonna be excited to get back out there and get his job done and do what he has done before on the Origin stage. I’m really excited to create more memories with Cookie on the field."
