LeagueNews.co | Nick Loken
The NSW Blues have announced an unchanged squad of 17 players for Origin II, with notable updates including the addition of Sydney Roosters winger Brydie Parker, who is yet to make her debut for the team, wearing the No.
20 jersey.
Reserve players include Titans forward Shaylee Bent and Knights hooker Olivia Higgins, while Cowboys playmaker Kirra Dibb has been dropped from the lineup.
NSW secured a 32-12 victory over Queensland in the series opener held at Suncorp Stadium, giving them a 1-0 lead.
The squad will enter camp on Thursday in anticipation of clinching the series in Sydney, ahead of the final game scheduled for May 29 at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle.
The full squad is as follows:
1.
Abbi Church (Parramatta Eels)
2.
Jaime Chapman (Gold Coast Titans)
3.
Jessica Sergis (Sydney Roosters)
4.
Isabelle Kelly (c) (Sydney Roosters)
5.
Jayme Fressard (Sydney Roosters)
6.
Tiana Penitani Gray (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks)
7.
Jesse Southwell (Newcastle Knights)
8.
Simaima Taufa (Canberra Raiders)
9.
Keeley Davis (Sydney Roosters)
10.
Ellie Johnston (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks)
11.
Kezie Apps (Wests Tigers)
12.
Yasmin Clydsdale (Newcastle Knights)
13.
Olivia Kernick (Sydney Roosters)
14.
Jocelyn Kelleher (Sydney Roosters)
15.
Kennedy Cherrington (Parramatta Eels)
16.
Sarah Togatuki (Wests Tigers)
17.
Emma Verran (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks)
18.
Shaylee Bent (Gold Coast Titans)
19.
Olivia Higgins (Newcastle Knights)
20.
Brydie Parker (Sydney Roosters)