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MAROONS great Steve Renouf has called for Greg Inglis to be named Queensland fullback as Billy Slater comes under fierce pressure to retain his No. 1 jumper.
Australia's side for Friday night's Test is named today and Slater is expected to stave off Inglis at fullback despite struggling for form following off-season knee surgery.
But at Origin level, Slater's tenure at fullback is under serious threat after Inglis scored one of the great tries in Souths' 28-26 defeat of the Broncos on Friday night.
The Rabbitohs custodian beat six Broncos in an extraordinary 89m dash, sounding alarm bells for Slater.
Greg Inglis runs into the referee on his way to scoring a brilliant individual try. Source: News Corp Australia
Just two hours earlier, the Storm fullback produced a mixed bag, running for 202m but making four errors in Melbourne's 16-10 loss to the New Zealand Warriors.
Renouf, known as the Pearl for his attacking brilliance, has enormous respect for Slater's achievements, but he says Inglis is Queensland's form fullback ahead of the series opener on May 28.
"Why not move Greg Inglis to fullback?" said Renouf, the Broncos legend who played 11 Origin matches between 1991-98.
"Knowing Mal (Meninga, coach) and the selectors, they won't want to change too much, but I would love to see GI at fullback.
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"If NSW pick Josh Dugan, it would be good to have someone like GI to counter with his power and running at the back.
"There's nothing wrong with Billy going on to the wing or playing in the centres, he can also play several positions. On form, you would probably go for GI (at fullback). The Big Three in Melbourne (Slater, Cooper Cronk and Cameron Smith) have been a bit light on form, they haven't hit their straps and hopefully they lift for Origin."
Statistics support Renouf's critique, with Inglis blowing Slater off the park in several key categories.
Billy Slater puts the ball down just short of the line. Source: News Corp Australia
Inglis has twice as many line breaks as Slater (9-4), nearly twice as many tackle busts (49-26) and averages 147m per game compared to the Storm ace's mark of 125m.
Former Queensland centre Tony Currie believes Inglis has a legitimate claim to unseat Slater.
"I watched Melbourne and Billy looks off the pace," Currie said. "They say age shall not weary them, but unfortunately it looks like age is wearying Billy.
"My concern is who plays left centre if Greg goes to fullback? Billy and Greg have 26 Origin tries between them and Queensland are better with both of them there."
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