On this episode of Season Ticket Holders NRL Tonight producer Louise Abihanna joins Fox Sports News reporter Dane Lillingstone to give an inside look at how the media covers State of Origin.

From reporting daily on the Queensland Maroons and New South Wales Blues, working on the road to camps in the Blues Mountains and Sunshine Coast to covering games in Brisbane, Sydney and Perth, we give you an insight into how it all works behind the scenes covering the biggest sporting series in Australia.

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Season Ticket Holders gives you all the inside gossip ahead of the State of Origin decider on Wednesday night with Fox Sports News' reporters Dane Lillingstone and Josh Bristow.

Billy Slater has sprung some bombshells but will blooding debutant Gehamat Shibasaki in front of 80,000 NSW fans pay off? Is Josh Papali'i still up for rep football? And will Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow work as the Maroons new fullback?

While for the Blues - all eyes are on injured Blues stars Brian To'o and Payne Haas who have not trained with the side all camp but by all reports should run out 1-17.

Can New South Wales live up to their favourites tag at Accor Stadium or will Queensland spring another classic upset?

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Queensland has sprung some selection shocks for the State of Origin decider in Sydney with Reece Walsh overlooked, veteran Josh Papali'i recalled and Gehamat Shibasaki named for a stunning debut.

While it's a much different story south of the border. New South Wales have named an unchanged 1-17 for the decider at Accor Stadium.

Queensland fan Aidan Mathews joins Fox Sports reporter and Season Ticket Holders host Dane Lillingstone to dive deep into both teams.

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