Laurie Daley loves the way Kotoni Staggs plays and will give the recalled NSW centre the license to lead the Blues' aggression against Queensland in the State of Origin series opener.
In his first Origin appearance in four years, Staggs has been named to start at centre in game one next Wednesday at Accor Stadium.
In a sign of how much Daley believes in Staggs, the Blues coach picked the Brisbane star without a lead-in game.
