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Joel Gould

Walker lives up to Langer hype in debut heartbreaker

Sam Walker starred for Queensland in their narrow Origin 1 defeat in Sydney. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Queensland debutant half Sam Walker announced himself as another Ipswich-made star in State of Origin despite the Maroons' controversial loss in Sydney.

In the build-up to the Maroons' heartbreaking 22-20 loss in Game 1 of the series, Walker had been compared to the great Allan Langer who ruled the roost in his debut series 39 years ago.

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