PETER VAN ONSELEN: Awkward rift erupts in Maroons Origin camp AND at Channel Nine as mystery over Billy Slater's selections is solved
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Born and raised in NSW, my excitement about attending the deciding game three of this year's State of Origin is tempered by the reality that Queensland are the rightful favourites.