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The Cowboys have four players, headlined by dynamic fullback Matua Brown and halfback Zack Lamont, while the Broncos have three players in a Maroons jersey on Thursday night at Kayo Stadium.
The Panthers have four players across the Blues and Maroons ahead Melbourne who have four representatives in the Queensland team.
Despite Queensland having a strong Cowboys flavour, there is one Broncos prospect keeping Blues coach Andrew Ryan awake at night – prodigious hooker Blake Mozer.
“For me, Mozer is a real threat, probably their biggest. Defensively our marker play around the middle of the park, we need to be good,” Ryan said.
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