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Joel Gould

Origin talk brought best out of Cowboys playmaker

Jake Clifford Cowboys Origin Dave Hunt Sam Walker Queensland Jason Taumalolo Maroons North Queensland Rabbitohs
North Queensland's Jake Clifford shone under immense pressure when touted as a Maroons bolter. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

Jake Clifford missed out on Queensland selection, but the talk that he was in the frame lit a fire in him that produced one of his best NRL games.

The 28-year-old North Queensland playmaker will take on South Sydney on Sunday in Townsville with a spring in his step and a confidence born from his most recent display.

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