The son and niece of one of Queensland’s greatest rugby league players Arthur Beetson have been invited into Maroons camp, giving the players an emotional address on how to win with their backs against the wall.
Emerging prop talent Josiah Pahulu has landed a new club after the 21-year-old was granted an immediate release from the Gold Coast Titans.
In a series build-up that has lacked spice amid media bans and a general unwillingness to buy-in to the Origin pantomime, Phil Gould has delivered the Maroons some ammunition after a stinging jab towards Queenslanders.
He’s just 20-years-old and has played just ten games in the NRL, but Maroons legend Mal Meninga is adamant that Roosters rookie Robert Toia is ready for the Origin furnace.
Lindsay Collins’ $1000-a-week grocery bill has divided Australians but the Maroons prop makes no apologies for the diet that’s driving him to State of Origin success.
Maroons weapon Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow has slammed the trolls attacking girlfriend Jaime Chapman as police close in on the culprits behind the deepfake photos targeting the Blues star.
New Zealand Rugby League will launch a fresh poaching bid for Kalyn Ponga as the Queensland fullback weighs up a stunning defection to the Kiwis.
Alfie Langer and Cam Smith have unleashed a rare attack on the Broncos roster, saying the public criticism of the coach is masking the real problem and that the solution lies with the players themselves.
Maroons five-eighth Cameron Munster has always lived life hard, but a combination of alcohol and fast food had him fearing his State of Origin career was over.
Maroons enforcer Tom Gilbert has received the worst possible news on a pectoral injury, while Dragons young gun Dylan Egan is confirmed out for the season.
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