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Joel Gould

Licence to thrill: Walker at home in Maroons 007 role

Queensland young gun Sam Walker is determined to level the State of Origin series in Melbourne. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Sam Walker has the faith of Queensland's brains trust to play his expansive way in State of Origin and the razzle dazzle half won't be changing a thing.

Walker, 23, was on track to win man of the match in game one of the Origin series on debut in Sydney before a Kalyn Ponga send-off turned the match and led to a 22-20 win for NSW.

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