Queensland’s Game II team was deceptively controversial and raised as many questions as answers. One thing is for sure though – Billy Slater must unleash Queensland’s ‘looney factor’, writes ROBERT CRADDOCK.
Queensland coach Billy Slater has explained the reasoning behind the most controversial selection call in 29 years, denying Daly Cherry-Evans was made the scapegoat for the Game I disaster.
Billy Slater’s decision to include Ezra Mam in his Queensland squad has drawn heavy criticism, but the coach has defended the controversial selection, hitting back at suggestions Mam should be banned from Camp Maroon.
Maroons coach Billy Slater has revealed the phone call that ended the Origin career of his former teammate Daly Cherry-Evans.
While the Blues are chasing the first Origin whitewash in two decades, Queensland and their coach Tahnee Norris have opted to shut up shop ahead of Game 3 in Newcastle.
Lauren Brown firmly believes full-time professionalism is the future for the NRLW, but the solution isn’t rushing into it overnight. The Maroons star warns that expanding too fast can have detrimental impact beyond the field.
NSW go into the State of Origin opening game as favourites, but not all our experts are convinced the Blues can get the job done in enemy territory. See all the predictions and have your say.
The NSW Blues have received a massive boost on the eve of State of Origin game one, with Stephen Crichton shaking off an injury concern.
It’s the most wonderful time of year as State of Origin arrives, but this year’s build-up is lacking some punch. Buzz and Crash go head to head on Origin’s biggest rivalries ahead of the opener.
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It has been two years since Cameron Munster played for Queensland at Suncorp Stadium – and the Maroons five-eighth has earned an iconic comparison ahead of his return to The Cauldron.
Twenty-five years after NSW’s hand-grenade celebration, the key players from NSW and Queensland reveal how it changed the course of State of Origin history and the wild genesis of one of rugby league’s most infamous on-field incidents.
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