However , he was dropped from the team after the 17 -- 16 loss to New South Wales and would not play in another Origin fixture until 2009 .
He made his representative debut for Queensland in the 2006 State of Origin series , after just 14 NRL games .
He was dropped from the team after the 17 -- 16 loss to New South Wales and would not play in another State of Origin fixture until 2009 .
He made his representative debut for Queensland in the 2006 State of Origin series , after just 14 NRL games .