Daly Cherry-Evans heads into Origin III under pressure to avoid a record-breaking series loss but the QRL has no doubt he's the right man to lead the Maroons out of the mire.
The Manly playmaker faces arguably the greatest challenge of his three-year captaincy when he takes the reins of another rejigged Maroons side attempting to avoid NSW's first whitewash in 21 years and the biggest aggregate points deficit in Origin history.
Queensland have speed to burn in game three after welcoming back Kalyn Ponga and AJ Brimson from injury and naming North Queensland teenager Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow to make his Origin debut at centre, replacing Penrith's Kurt Capewell who slots into a tweaked back-row.