Everything you need to know before State of Origin game two kicks off

Everything you need to know before State of Origin game two kicks off.

Origin II is scheduled to kick off at 5:50 pm AWST. Game two is being played at Perth Stadium.

Almost 60,000 people turned up to watch the game in Perth Stadium. NSW beat Queensland 38-6 in the previous State of Origin game.

The last State of Origin game in Perth marked a turning point. The Blues won a decider in Sydney.

The second game of the 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022 series has been played on Sunday night. The end-of-season, coronavirus-affected 2020 series is the only outlier from the past five series.

Billy Slater was outstanding in his first game as a head coach in State of Origin game I.

Both the Blues and Maroons made changes after the first game. The Maroon's won the game, but had to find replacements for Xavier Coates and Reuben Cotter. Murray Taulagi will make his Origin debut on the wing, and Jai Arrow will play his 10th Origin. NSW lost the match, so they have to make changes to their team. Stephen Crichton will start in the centres, joined in centre by Matt Burton and Sifa Talakai.

Game two of State of Origin starts at 7.30pm on ABC.