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Joel Gould

Dearden ready to guide Maroons as JT wisdom adds polish

Tom Dearden (L) and Maroons assistant coach Johnathan Thurston have worked closely at training. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

New Queensland five-eighth Tom Dearden has declared himself ready to fire in the State of Origin series, saying a week spent with Maroons legend Johnathan Thurston has filled him with confidence.

The 23-year-old will play his second Origin match on Wednesday night after regular No.6 Cameron Munster was ruled out of the series with injury.

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