Maroons great ‘privately fuming’ at disloyalty
Maroons veteran Dane Gagai is reportedly “privately fuming” after missing selection in Game I – as rumours of a stunning u-turn emerge.
Maroons veteran Dane Gagai is reportedly “privately fuming” after missing selection in Game I – as rumours of a stunning u-turn emerge.
NSW’s new-look jersey for State of Origin has been labelled “outrageously stupid” as calls mount for the Blues to revert to tradition.
NSW Blues coach Brad Fittler has described backline ace Latrell Mitchell as “selfless” for pulling out of the State of Origin opener in Adelaide.
Alarm bells were ringing for NSW when it was announced Latrell Mitchell would miss State of Origin Game 1. But as Paul Crawley writes, there’s likely to be a silver lining.
After starting the season with a bang, a Paramatta dynamo has emerged as a State of Origin bolter.
Brisbane coach Kevin Walters has backed his newest recruit to handle his Broncos baptism after rushing the hooker into his 17-man squad for the clash with Parramatta in Darwin.
Tommy Raudonikis was hailed as a ‘one of a kind’ and the public will get to say farewell to the rugby league legend at the SCG on Monday.
Having lived in Queensland since he was 13, Jason Taumalolo was hoping to be declared eligible to play for the Maroons.
Hulking NRL superstar Jason Taumalolo said it would be “pretty special” to achieve the one goal he hasn’t been able to reach so far in his career.
Ryan Papenhuyzen took a call from Craig Bellamy he wasn’t expecting but it was an eye-opener for the star Melbourne Storm fullback.
It may be a little under two months to the opening Origin match of 2021 but NSW coach Brad Fittler should already be bracing to make some uncomfortable calls.
While some Sydney clubs are reluctant to see a second Brisbane team, one prominent expansion voice insists the NRL cannot afford to lose a turf war against the AFL in Queensland.
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