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Message: [QUOTE="Super Freak, post: 2683958, member: 8536"] [B]QUEENSLAND will move superstar Greg Inglis to the wing in a tactical move to unleash his footballing genius. [/B][I]The Courier-Mail[/I] can reveal that a fully fit Inglis will be given a roving commission for Game Two that will include significant time on the wing. It was a plan the Maroons discussed for Game One until Inglis became seriously ill with tonsillitis. Inglis played one of his worst Origin games in the series opener, but he was actually fortunate to play at all, and teammates were amazed at his recovery. The Maroons talked down his illness, but the truth is Inglis was unable to swallow in the days leading up to the clash. Queensland coach Mal Meninga told [I]The Courier-Mail [/I]they had to get Inglis into the game more in Origin II. Meninga said playing him on the wing during sections of the game would allow them to do so. Maroons selector Darren Lockyer first raised the idea of shifting Inglis to the wing so he could return the ball from kicks and Meninga agreed with him. “I think that’s a great idea,” Meninga said of Lockyer’s proposal. “Playing in the centres is a lot different to the wing so keeping him there was the right thing for Game One. “We want Greg playing at his best with ball in hand. “You have to realise though that when you talk about kick receptions, sometimes the tougher run is the second run. “We want our bigger blokes, like Greg and Justin Hodges, doing those runs. “Greg was crook in Game One. It was tonsillitis. He was bedridden on a drip for three days. “We gave him the best treatment we could.” Fellow centre Justin Hodges said he expected Inglis to play wing next Wednesday night at the MCG. “The more he gets involved the better our side will be,” Hodges said. “No one wants to see Greg coming back at you at full flight. “That’s a possibility for Mal to do that because him being on the wing will only benefit us.” When Inglis moves to wing during Origin II, Darius Boyd will shift into centre. Inglis will also roam at fullback when the Maroons are in the Blues’ half, a play Brisbane use with Hodges in the NRL. Playing Inglis on the wing would also lighten his defensive workload. Inglis had made 18 tackles by halftime of Origin I. Lockyer said last week that shifting Inglis to wing could allow him the freedom to impose his will on the Blues. “The thing I like about Greg Inglis on the wing is he will preserve his energy in defence because he won’t make as many tackles, but he also gets a shot on kick returns,” Lockyer told The Courier-Mail. “Playing on the wing, you can have some freedom, a bit like Nathan Blacklock and Nathan Merritt, you can roam around and prey on those inside balls coming out of your own half.” [URL]http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/state-of-origin-game-two-maroons-move-greg-inglis-to-wing-in-bid-to-find-his-best-form/story-e6freon6-1227392038540[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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