Jocelyn Kelleher broke into tears in the Show Bag Hall at Sydney’s Easter Show after being told that her versatility had earned her an Origin debut in Thursday night’s series opener at Suncorp Stadium. Kelleher has played every position from fullback to frontrow in the NRLW and Westpac NSW Blues Women's coach John Strange wants her to play a similar utility role to the one Lauren Brown performed for Queensland in last year’s series. The 25-year-old has played under Strange since her teens but the wait to learn whether she had been selected was still nerve wracking and her response emotional after speaking to the new Blues mentor. “I was at the Easter Show when I got the call and I started crying in the Show Bag Hall,” Kelleher told NRL.com. “I had been watching the equestrian, trying to take my mind off it because I knew that the calls were coming, but that didn’t work so I went on a stress venture. “I was panic buying and that’s when he called. It was very noisy, and I did cry in the Show Bag Hall, but that’s alright because that just shows what it means to me. “It was one of the biggest phone calls of my life, so it was a very stressful day, but it was all worth it at the end.” The Central Coast product will wear the No.14 jersey for the Blues and knows she will be required to cover any position in the halves, hooker and backrow in her Origin debut – a role she has become used to at the Roosters. Like Brown, who came off the bench to kick the winning field goal for the Maroons in Game II of last year’s series, Kelleher provides X-factor as well as utility value. “I have dreamed about this for years, I am ready for it and for it to actually happen is surreal,” Kelleher said. “I have actually played every position at NRLW level. I started as a backrower, I debuted as a centre after never having played there before, and I have been all across the park. I even played frontrow for a bit. “I was waiting on the back fence but never got the ball, which was kind of a blessing, but it would have been funny.” A late comer to rugby league, Kelleher started last season as a bench utility and finished by playing five-eighth in the Roosters grand final defeat of the Sharks. “I love getting to know every single position, it is exciting training everywhere and I think I understand the game better by playing in different positions,” she said. “Growing up I played a million sports and I have used those skills to get me here today - a bit of kicking from soccer and AFL, passing from Touch and League Tag.” Up Next / Cancel Replay Play Next Kelleher sends the Roosters to the grand final Despite five Roosters team-mates - centres Isabelle Kelly and Jess Sergis, hooker Keeley Davis, lock Olivia Kernick and winger Jayme Fressard – being in the NSW team, Kelleher said it had taken time before she felt a realistic selection hope. “When Strangey gave me the call that I was even in the squad I was speechless, I couldn’t really answer him on the phone,” she said. “I felt a little bit out my depth at first, just because these girls are so experienced, but I look up to all of them and they made it so good. “They are my best friends so who else would I want to spend the week with really. Izzy [Kelly] is really good, she reassures me and makes me feel comfortable on the field, which gives me confidence. “It’s the same with Jess, Fres, Keeley … they all back me and obviously we have built connections over the last few years as well. “You spend so much time with the girls on the field and at training, and all of my best friends I found through footy. We have built connections over the last few years and they all support me so it’s really good the culture we have built.”