'Tough debut' steels Fonua-Blake for second Origin shot

A new role in Origin II for Addin Fonua-Blake hasn't left a sour taste in the NSW enforcer's mouth. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

NSW prop Addin Fonua-Blake admits he had a "tough" State of Origin debut, but now turns his attention to the challenge of a first bench appearance in nearly four years.

Changes to eligibility rules cleared the way for the one-time New Zealand international to make a hotly anticipated Origin debut in game one.