Queensland will need to manage Sydney Roosters prop Lindsay Collins through State of Origin camp after he avoided suspension for a dangerous tackle charge.
Collins was one of three Queensland players, all Roosters, put on report in the Tricolours' 24-18 win over Brisbane on Friday night.
Halfback Sam Walker was booked for a shoulder charge on Reece Walsh and centre Robert Toia put on report for a lifting tackle on winger Josiah Karapani.
Collins was also reported for his high shot on Broncos lock Xavier Willison, who came from the field in the 10th minute and failed his HIA.
Walker and Collins both received fines and Toia was not charged by the MRC.
Roosters forward Nat Butcher will miss one match with an early guilty plea for a hip drop tackle on forward Aublix Tawha, who was in a moonboot after the match.
Collins suffered a knock to the head himself and was replaced in the 25th minute as part of the normal bench rotation, but experienced concussion symptoms at halftime and failed his HIA.
There are 12 days between the match and the Origin decider at Suncorp Stadium so the 30-year-old Maroons regular can still play on July 8.
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He will, however, have to observe and pass head knock protocols in camp due to the mandatory 11-day stand rule and will not be allowed to do any contact sessions for nine days.
Roosters coach Trent Robinson explained Collins' situation post-game.
"He's disappointed at not being able to go back on," he said.
"He's also pretty clear about when he felt the knock where he wasn't good enough to go back on.
"(The symptoms) didn't appear until halftime. When they did appear we didn't put him back on."
Queensland will be relieved that Collins, Toia and Walker are all available to play. Robinson was initially optimistic about their prospects of playing for the Maroons.
"I thought Lindsay's was pretty much just a straight-up sort of contact. I don't think there was much in that, to be honest, though I haven't looked back at it," he said.
"I thought Bobby (Toia) just got his hand wrong, but I didn't think it was that bad. I thought the player tucked his head.
"He obviously didn't have a choice on his legs, but he had a choice on his neck position and I think him ducking it made it look worse. He wasn't that far horizontal, so I didn't think there was much in that."
As for Walker, Robinson grinned and said the Maroons No.7 was "just in protection mode".
"Walsh spotted him from about 30 metres away and sprinted at him. The halfbacks - I think Ben (Hunt) had one as well - are just trying to protect themselves," Robinson said.
"So, I don't think there'll be much in it for those guys. I think they'll be pretty clear."
