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Joel Gould

How Slater's 'gold' helps Ponga go to another level

Billy Slater has played a huge role in Kalyn Ponga's career. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

Kalyn Ponga is determined to fire and hang on to the No.1 jersey for Queensland, and tutorials with Billy Slater are his secret weapon.

The 27-year-old will start at fullback for the first time since the State of Origin decider in 2022 when he was man of the match.

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