Origin stars arrive in Cairns
In Cairns: State of Origin stars Billy Slater (right) and Cameron Smith arrive at Cairns airport.
QUEENSLAND'S Origin rugby league stars have arrived in Cairns.
Players from Melbourne, Townsville, Sydney and Auckland arrived at Cairns International Airport this afternoon ready to launch themselves into preparations for the State of Origin decider.
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Johnathan Thurston was the only Cowboys player to head to Cairns after Queensland selectors this morning decided to stick with the winning side from State of Origin II.
That means North Queensland enforcer Carl Webb missed out on a recall.
The team will attend a mayoral reception tomorrow before conducting an open training session at Barlow Park at 3pm.
Fans can meet their heroes at an autograph signing session at Barlow Park at 4.30pm tomorrow.
The team will also attend a sold-out dinner at Brothers Leagues Club, where they will present jerseys to members of the Far North Queensland Team of the Century.
The team leaves Cairns on Thursday morning.
Full story in The Cairns Post tomorrow.
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