Brotherly love at heart of Maroons
STEVE Walters has been State of Origin manager for 15 years — but this week he was more worried than he’s ever been before.
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Small step for Qld, giant leap for Kevvie
SIX months ago a heartbroken Kevin Walters felt like rugby league’s nowhere man. Yet now he’s one win away from being an Origin series-winning coach.
Archer crushed after hitting Rio target
HOW would you feel if you won a spot for your country in Rio then had to watch someone else fill it? This is predicament confronting archer Semra Ferguson.
Laurie Lawrence to miss fun and Games
FOR the first time in more than three decades Australia will head to the Olympics without the rousing tones of Laurie Lawrence spurring them on.
‘I was a sook, in tears all the time’
THERE is something outrageous about Johnathan Thurston’s desperation on every play that goes beyond routine coaching and standard motivation levels. How did he get that way?
‘I am going to get you, you little bastard’
KEVIN Walters’ twin brother Kerrod recalls Origin in the old days, backyard footy battles … and the day as 17-year-olds they came up against Tommy Raudonikis.
Red light on lifter’s Rio bid
FOUR years of effort was foiled by one red light as the gentle giant of Australian weightlifting fell cruelly short of making his third Olympics.
Perkins: Don’t pick Kyrgios for Rio
OLYMPIC legend Kieren Perkins has joined the push for tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios to be snubbed from Australia’s team for Rio.
‘I warned them Diamond was on edge’
FELLOW Olympian Russell Mark says he told Shooting Australia’s CEO of his concerns about the recent behaviour of Michael Diamond, pictured at his home yesterday.
‘Shooting Australia should have taken action’
MICHAEL Diamond’s former sparring partner Russell Mark says he warned Shooting officials about the dual Olympic gold medallist’s erratic behaviour weeks ago.
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