He was replaced by interchange forward David Taylor whilst Corey Parker was called onto the bench.
2 - Billy Slater was originally selected to play but withdrew due to a knee injury sustained during Game II.
1 - Martin Kennedy was originally selected as 18th man in game two but withdrew due to injury.
Playing at prop forward, Beetson captained Queensland in the first ever State of Origin game at Lang Park in 1980 and wore the number 11 jumper.
[1] 1 - Daly Cherry-Evans was originally selected to play in game one but withdrew due to injury.