Jacob Kiraz will miss his traditional family Origin watch party and says it kills him to miss a game for the Bulldogs – but if it means helping NSW beat Queensland in the decider, he’ll do whatever it takes.
NSW winger Zac Lomax insists he wants to kick goals for NSW if Nathan Cleary can’t, despite claiming a lack of kicking success prompts critics to ‘come for your head’.
Queensland enforcer Josh Papalii has been called out of State of Origin retirement to answer an ‘SOS’ from Billy Slater – but the veteran won’t be joining the rest of the Maroons until later in the week.
A little over a year ago, Gehamat Shibasaki was on the verge of hanging up the boots for good. However, a move to Brisbane on a $1000-a-week salary sparked a resurgence from the rugby league scrap heap to the Origin arena.
Origin viewers were left confused after referee Ashley Klein was seen blowing up at a NSW trainer, but fresh footage has revealed the act that led to the stern warning. WATCH THE VIDEO.
An awkward moment between Andrew Johns and a Channel 9 colleague has summed up exactly why fans are furious about State of Origin Game 1.
The only thing Craig Bellamy hasn’t achieved in his coaching career is Origin glory but one Blues tactic has his fingerprints all over it.
The NSW trainer was given a tongue lashing by referee Ashley Klein on Wednesday night – now new footage has revealed what he did.
The confidence north of the border was oozing out but in just three words, Queensland has been put back in its box.
Phil Gould may have been fuming over the decision to sin bin NSW star Brian To’o right before halftime, but the bunker got it right. See all the likes and dislikes from State of Origin I.
Pressure is building on Billy Slater, who was left feeling “pretty flat” after he watched Queensland crash to consecutive defeats against the Blues at Suncorp Stadium for the first time in 27 years.
Not only did Laurie Daley school rival Billy Slater in his return to the State of Origin arena, the Blues legend silenced the armchair critics by learning his lesson at the selection table, writes DAVID RICCIO.
One frustrated Queensland fan summed up the mood of an entire state as NSW destroyed the Maroons in game one of the Origin series.
In 160 minutes of Origin football, the Maroons have scored just one try. If they don’t make changes, another series will slip through their fingers. How can coach Billy Slater turn things around?
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