Blues name unchanged 17 for Origin II

Westpac NSW Blues Women's coach John Strange has retained the same starting 17 for Game Two of the Ampol Women's State of Origin series at Allianz Stadium in Sydney on Thursday, May 15.

Sydney Roosters winger Brydie Parker, who is yet to make her debut for NSW, has been named in the No.20 jersey, with Titans forward Shaylee Bent and Knights hooker Olivia Higgins again named as the other reserves.

Cowboys playmaker Kirra Dibb drops out of the squad.

NSW won the opening game of the series 32-12 against Queensland at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane to take a 1-0 lead in the series.

The Blues squad goes into camp on Thursday with the aim of wrapping up the series in Sydney before the final game at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle on Thursday, May 29.

Westpac NSW Blues squad

1. Abbi Church (Parramatta Eels)
2. Jaime Chapman (Gold Coast Titans)
3. Jessica Sergis (Sydney Roosters)
4. Isabelle Kelly (c) (Sydney Roosters)
5. Jayme Fressard (Sydney Roosters)
6. Tiana Penitani Gray (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks)
7. Jesse Southwell (Newcastle Knights)
8. Simaima Taufa (Canberra Raiders)
9. Keeley Davis (Sydney Roosters)
10. Ellie Johnston (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks)
11. Kezie Apps (Wests Tigers)
12. Yasmin Clydsdale (Newcastle Knights)
13. Olivia Kernick (Sydney Roosters)
14. Jocelyn Kelleher (Sydney Roosters)
15. Kennedy Cherrington (Parramatta Eels)
16. Sarah Togatuki (Wests Tigers)
17. Emma Verran (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks)
18. Shaylee Bent (Gold Coast Titans)
19. Olivia Higgins (Newcastle Knights)
20. Brydie Parker (Sydney Roosters) 

Coach: John Strange