| 1Brett Stewart |
 | Club: Manly Sea Eagles Position: Fullback Another two-try effort would go a long way to securing a Blues series victory. |
| 2Jarryd Hayne |
 | Club: Parramatta Eels Position: Wing The higher Hayne's workrate the better he will play. He needs to go looking for the ball more in Game III. |
| 3Michael Jennings |
 | Club: Penrith Panthers Position: Centre Any player with Jennings’s speed is always going to be dangerous. |
| 4Josh Morris |
 | Club: Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Position: Centre Needs another strong defensive performance, even if he is not facing off against Inglis. |
| 5Akuila Uate |
 | Club: Newcastle Knights Position: Wing Was not at his very best in Origin II but his power and pace still makes him one of the Blues’ true strike weapons. |
| 6Todd Carney |
 | Club: Cronulla Sharks Position: Five-eighth Delivered some big plays for NSW in Origin II and will be a key for the Blues if they are to win the series. |
| 7Mitchell Pearce |
 | Club: Sydney Roosters Position: Halfback His job will be to control the game and not let the Maroons dictate play. |
| 8Tim Grant |
 | Club: Penrith Panthers Position: Prop Will need to back up his great debut with another solid Origin performance. |
| 9Robbie Farah |
 | Club: Wests Tigers Position: Hooker This will be an emotional game for Robbie and he will do NSW and his family proud. |
| 10James Tamou |
 | Club: North Queensland Cowboys Position: Prop Size and strength are great commodities in Origin football. |
| 11Luke Lewis |
 | Club: Penrith Panthers Position: Second Row With Stewart injured, Lewis should get an opportunity to start for the Blues and start strong. |
| 12Greg Bird |
 | Club: Gold Coast Titans Position: Second Row It was effort on effort for Bird in Game II and NSW will need him to repeat that performance at Suncorp. |
| 13Paul Gallen |
 | Club: Cronulla Sharks Position: Lock Has been suffering from injury but will no doubt deliver another strong captain's performance. |
| 14Trent Merrin |
 | Club: St George Illawarra Dragons Position: Interchange Providing a strong impact from the bench will need to be Merrin's key focus. |
| 15Ben Creagh |
 | Club: St George Illawarra Dragons Position: Interchange Has been relatively quiet during the series and will be keen to compete strongly in the series decider. |
| 16Anthony Watmough |
 | Club: Manly Sea Eagles Position: Interchange Is a definite strike weapon off the bench and can cause headaches for the Maroons. |
| 17Ryan Hoffman |
 | Club: Melbourne Storm Position: Interchange Proved twice on the weekend that he is an Origin player – never gives up on a play and is desperate in defence. |