All is not lost for New South Wales according to centre Michael Jennings with the suspension of debutant Wade Graham.

The Blues have now brought in Tyson Frizell with Jennings saying he and former Roosters teammate James Maloney will help their new left-side partner.

“Me and Jimmy, we have our Roosters experience as an advantage so in that situation you do need a bit of leadership. So I’ll be helping out Friz and Jimmy will be doing the same,” Jennings said.

“At Parra with Manu, he’s so good at hitting the line and offloading. That’s the same plus with having Wade or Friz there because of their ball-playing skills.

“After contact they can get rid of the ball so that’s a plus for me where I can get some more ball. I’m looking forward to getting those combinations going.”