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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 17: Billy Slater looks on with Johnathan Thurston during a Queensland Maroons State of captain’s run at Optus Stadium on June 17, 2025 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

Glass houses to a glass jaw: Why Slater went too far in the Origin theatre

Banter and sledging has long been a part of State of Origin. But Billy Slater misjudged his response to being called a “grub”.

  • Adrian Proszenko

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Billy Slater has apologised for making reference to the late Paul Green

‘I feel terrible’: Under-fire Slater apologises to Paul Green’s family

Queensland’s Origin II preparations have been thrown into chaos with coach Billy Slater apologising for comments he made about the late Paul Green.

  • Christian Nicolussi
Paul Vautin became one of rugby league’s most endeared media personalities for 33 years.

Why commentary legend Fatty Vautin won’t return to the microphone

For the first time in 33 years, Paul “Fatty” Vautin watched State of Origin from his couch, casting aside a tenure as one of rugby league’s most engaging media figures.

  • Nick Wright
Mitch Barnett gets his marching orders on the fateful day in Bathurst.

Safeguarding the game or Trumpian overreach? NRL flexes new powers

There will be more sets of eyes scanning the game for crushers, hip drops and squirrel grips. But has the NRL gone too far in exercising its powers?

  • Adrian Proszenko
Then and now: The NSW play that pulled Queensland apart in 2003 and again 22 years later.

This perfect NSW play shows just how much trouble Queensland are in

The Blues have nailed one of my all-time favourite plays. It’s nearly impossible to defend, and the Maroons have already hit desperation stakes ahead of Origin II.

  • Andrew Johns
Dolphin Jeremy Marshall-King during the match against Penrith earlier this month.

How a ‘little scratch’ derailed a star amid Dolphins’ carnage

As the Dolphins’ casualty ward fills up, Jeremy Marshall-King opens up about the nasty injury that kept him out for five weeks.

  • Nick Wright
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Anthony Seibold and Michael Ennis at Manly training.

The Ennis succession plan and push for an Eagles old boy: Inside Manly’s coaching conundrum

Anthony Seibold is facing an uncertain future at Brookvale Oval. Behind the scenes, several candidates and their backers are jockeying for position.

  • Michael Chammas
PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 17: Billy Slater of the Queensland Maroons addresses the media during a State of Origin media opportunity at Forrest Place on June 17, 2025 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

‘I’m not done yet’: Emotional Slater launches furious response to Woods ‘grub’ sledge

Maroons coach referenced his late predecessor Paul Green in a stunning attack on the former Blues forward in Perth on Tuesday.

  • Christian Nicolussi
Brisbane Broncos stars Jesse Arthars and Brendan Piakura.

As Maroons careers go on the line, two Broncos vie to press their case

A Queensland defeat in Perth is expected to trigger team changes, with two men vying to force their way into an under-fire squad.

  • Nick Wright
Nathan Cleary: the conversations rarely stop for the champion halfback.

Nathan Cleary doesn’t just listen to the voices in his head. He talks back

The NSW No.7 can find himself in the middle of a sold-out Origin match or with a grand final on the line. And his biggest priority is winning a conversation with himself.

  • Dan Walsh

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