NSW coach Laurie Daley will wait until Thursday to decide whether Josh Reynolds or John Sutton fill the Blues’ utility role for State of Origin I.

The pair joined the Blues in camp on Wednesday, with one session to convince the coach of their bona fides to be Kurt Gidley’s replacement on the bench next Wednesday at ANZ Stadium.

Sutton and Reynolds played down the fact they’re vying for the one position, denying they’ll be trying to take each other out on the training paddock.

“We won’t be doing any of that,” said Sutton.

“Going to have a session tomorrow … see what happens after training which way they go.”

Sutton said Daley’s final decision will come down to what he wants from his interchange bench.

South Sydney five-eighth Sutton is big enough to cover the back-row, while Canterbury No.6 Reynolds is quick enough to come on as a dummy-half.

Reynolds is renowned for his enthusiasm on the field, and Sutton says he’ll have to match his rival in that respect.

“Hopefully I can bring a lot of energy and I’m a big body so I can stop the Queenslanders if they run at me,” Sutton said.

Reynolds said he was no stranger to the utility role after playing plenty of hooker during his lower grade years at the Bulldogs.

“Yeah 100 per cent, I grew up with that role,” he said.

“Going back two or three years I was playing everywhere. Lock, hooker and I’ve only come into the five-eighth role last year and I’ve only just cemented that.

“I used to like (it at hooker), getting in there when the big boys are tired and having a run.”