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.
In 160 minutes of Origin football, the Maroons have scored just one try. If they don’t make changes, another series will slip through their fingers. How can coach Billy Slater turn things around?
Maroons coach Billy Slater is under pressure to save the Origin series after a crushing Queensland loss, and some star players could be about to pay the price.
Queensland debutant Beau Fermor has revealed the four words that stopped him in his tracks as his dream of emulating fellow Dalby product, the late Carl Webb, in the Origin arena becomes a reality.
It has to be some sort of world record. Brian To’o has revealed he demolished 24 cases of Coke Zero within a month after Penrith’s fourth-straight grand final win. The NSW winger reveals the reasoning behind the insane diet.
Kalyn Ponga ends a 1050-day absence in the Queensland No.1 jumper in the Origin opener and has no plans to give it up, setting the tone for a fullback battle with Reece Walsh that could last for the better part of the next decade.
Remember when we hated Queenslanders? We used to love booing their Origin villains. Now the Maroons are a bunch of Goody-two-shoes that remind me of the Brady Bunch, writes DEAN RITCHIE.
NSW have taken the surprising step of adding more players to the squad just two days after the Blues unveiled their 20-man team.
Wally Lewis won’t be abdicating his position as The King of Suncorp Stadium anytime soon. But he knows who should take the mantle.
He’s coming third in Dally M voting, has more runs and offloads than any other player in the competition, but was seemingly never in consideration for NSW. Something just doesn’t add up with Terrell May’s Origin snubbing.
Queensland are still picking up the pieces from a State of Origin series loss. Injuries could force changes as they look to avoid a whitewash in Newcastle. Latest team news.
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