Leaping winger Xavier Coates has a 12 centimetre height advantage over opposite number Brian To'o which Queensland hopes will translate to a 12-point gain in the State of Origin season opener.
Right winger Coates (194cm), a former high jump champion at school, has been hailed by Maroons and Melbourne teammate Harry Grant as an "aerial threat" of the highest order ahead of Wednesday night's Suncorp Stadium clash.
