Origin Buzz: ‘Thanks Todd, you listened’
PHIL “Buzz” Rothfield gives his take as a new era dawns for New South Wales with Brad Fittler’s ‘Baby Blues’ defeating Queensland 22-12.
Phil Rothfield
Moment Maroons dropped the Origin shield
IT was the night when Queensland’s stranglehold of State of Origin was extinguished and a new breed of Blues player asserted itself, writes Phil Rothfield.
How Buzz got one up on Maroons
QUEENSLAND will do anything to win a State of Origin match, even tell a porky. But they couldn’t get away with it this time, writes PHIL ROTHFIELD.
What NRL must do to make Origin a success
THE 2018 State of Origin series is almost upon us and as the NRL goal posts replace the AFL sticks at the MCG Phil Rothfield looks at the issues most likely to define the success – or failure – of game one. BLOG WITH BUZZ LIVE FROM 1PM
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Papalii tackle on Gallen was a coward shot
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Buzz: Mundine, Green in re-match talks
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Strong form side to rattle Mal’s men
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