Billy Slater says Jai Arrow is "still the same" fun-loving larrikin that Queensland know and love as the forward reunites with his Maroons brothers ahead of State of Origin I.
Arrow joined the Maroons for dinner in Parramatta after their arrival in Sydney on Tuesday, less than two weeks after his diagnosis with the insidious motor neurone disease (MND).
The former South Sydney, Brisbane and Gold Coast forward will also ride the Queensland bus to Accor Stadium for Origin I on Wednesday, and be around the team after the game.
"The boys get a kick out of seeing their mate ... and he's still the same Jai," Queensland coach Slater said on Tuesday.
"He's obviously going through a bit, and his speech is failing him a little bit, but he's still got the same sense of humour. I can tell he still loves being a Queenslander."
