‘Little bit of Alfie’: Qld no.7 compared to legend
As Queensland prepares to unleash a new blond No.7 against NSW, he’s drawn comparisons to one of the greatest halfbacks of all time.
As Queensland prepares to unleash a new blond No.7 against NSW, he’s drawn comparisons to one of the greatest halfbacks of all time.
Queensland coach Billy Slater has left NRL commentators flaggergasted again just 24 hours after making one of the biggest calls of his career.
NSW coach Laurie Daley has stuck solid with his victorious team for Game 2 of State of Origin, with prop Max King elevated to the starting 17 to cover for Mitch Barnett. SEE THE TEAM
Queensland coach Billy Slater has been called out for several contentious selection decisions after his Maroons side were comfortably beaten in Game 1.
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.
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