In a development bombshell, Melbourne Storm’s 27-year association with Queensland is over, with the club set to sever ties with the feeder teams that produced their greatest ever players. SPORT CONFIDENTIAL.
While Laurie Daley was the face of NSW in his Blues return, he wasn’t alone in the coaches box. See the inside story behind Craig Bellamy’s ‘awesome’ contribution to NSW’s win over Queensland.
Up to five Queensland players are fighting for their Origin futures after the Maroons were outclassed by the Blues. These are the players on the chopping block and their potential replacements.
A Gold Coast NRL great has weighed-in on the Titans trio stepping out for State of Origin game one as the club faces a trainwreck season. Read what he said.
Some can’t go without mum’s spaghetti bolognese, one has to listen to the same pump-up tune and another leans on the advice of a UFC great. See the pre-game rituals and superstitions of every NSW Origin star.
The son and niece of one of Queensland’s greatest rugby league players Arthur Beetson have been invited into Maroons camp, giving the players an emotional address on how to win with their backs against the wall.
The Blues are using drone footage to try and identify who filmed their private training session in Brisbane as accusations of espionage mar the build-up to the State of Origin series.
Queensland are threatening to pull a positional shift in order to unleash the aerial strike power of Xavier Coates, but the Blues might just be one-step ahead, prepared for a late switch to counter the Maroons.
NSW’s camp has been rocked by a worrying sight at State of Origin training as the Blues scramble to get two key players fit.
Queensland captain Daly Cherry-Evans has shut down a State of Origin conspiracy theory after a photo raised eyebrows ahead of Game 1.
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