Prop Dave Shillington has trained with the Queensland State of Origin rugby league team on Thursday after sitting out Wednesday’s session while battling a virus.

And, in further good news for the Maroons, centre Justin Hodges has declared his foot injury is no longer an issue after completing a full training session at Melbourne’s Xavier College on Wednesday.

Hodges says his NSW rival Michael Jennings will be out to prove his critics wrong in Wednesday night’s series-opening State of Origin clash at Etihad Stadium after being dumped to reserve grade by his NRL club Penrith last weekend.

Hodges says he’ll have to get up in Jennings’ face in defence to ensure he doesn’t get room to employ his deadly sidestep.

The Queenslanders will shift camp to the beachside town of Torquay on Friday and Saturday before returning to their Melbourne base on Sunday.