Just 12 months ago he was languishing on the NRL scrap heap. Now Gehamat Shibasaki has hit the jackpot, with the Maroons bolter set to pocket $160,000 this season following his stunning resurrection.
NSW Blues adviser Craig Bellamy’s tongue lashing sprays are a thing of rugby league legend, but those closest to the great coach insist there’s another side of the man that the public do not see.
The biggest risk heading into Origin III isn’t a 26-year-old debutant or a veteran pulled out of rep retirement. It’s NSW coach Laurie Daley’s commitment to selection loyalty, writes BRENT READ.
Robert Toia was part of the Brisbane Broncos’ famed junior academy before the Roosters struck. One of 10 kids, he’s since quit alcohol on his way to muzzling Blues star Latrell Mitchell.
The path to a State of Origin series win for NSW has been muddied by a calf injury to a superstar playmaker ruling him out of game two.
Jacob Kiraz enjoyed his first training session with the NSW Blues with the rising Bulldogs star substituting in for an injured Brian To’o. See exclusive footage from training here.
Maroons coach Billy Slater has failed to truly explain the reasons for pulling the trigger on Daly Cherry-Evans. Queensland selector Darren Lockyer finally sheds light on why the captain was axed.
Kurt Mann is the oldest Maroons debutant since Arthur Beetson, whose tough as teak resilience can be traced to a childhood in the Queensland bush which almost killed him – twice.
NSW’s Angus Crichton has confirmed he heard Queensland’s “deliberate decision” to avoid Blues firebrand Spencer Leniu in Origin I. The star backrower also talks Maroons mind games, targeting Tom Dearden, and more.
Queensland coach Billy Slater made the Maroons sit through a brutal video review session of their Game One car crash – and he did not hold back in his assessment of their efforts.
New South Wales coach Laurie Daley has called on an in-form Bulldogs star to simulate an outside back who has been put on ice for the week. Watch our exclusive footage of Blues training.
Raiders firebrand Corey Horsburgh has been one of the NRL’s form props in 2025 and his Canberra coach Ricky Stuart says he deserves an explanation from Billy Slater for his Origin omission.
Limited opportunities in his State of Origin debut have made the plan clear for Stefano Utoikamanu, who is seeking redemption in his return for NSW.
NSW teammates have given an incredible insight into the sideline moment Spencer Leniu cemented his place as the state’s chief villain. Watch the footage and hear from his Blues bench partners.
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