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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: Max King of the Blues charges froward during game one of the Men's State of Origin series between Queensland Maroons and New South Wales Blues at Suncorp Stadium on May 28, 2025 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)
NRL

King barges into starting line-up for Blues

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

NRL State of Origin Game 1 Queensland press conference - Daly Cherry-Evans and Billy Slater Picture NRL photos
Maroons

Slater rejects DCE scapegoat optics

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.

The Daily Telegraph Sunday 8 June 2025BrashnatsEric Latimore proposes to his now FiancŽ Patty Atkins during the burnout session at Brashnats.Picture Thomas Lisson
NSW

Mullets and marriage proposals: Romance revs up at dragway

If you thought a flooded bridge and no power after floods in Wingham could stop Eric Latimore and his VZ Holden Calais from making it to his beloved burnout bash, think again. There was more at stake this year – as his soon-to-be fiancee found out.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 09: Matt Burton of the Bulldogs makes a break during the round 14 NRL match between Canterbury Bulldogs and Parramatta Eels at Accor Stadium, on June 09, 2025, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
Bulldogs

Bulldogs have a SuperCoach party against Eels

There were many positional questions prior to Lachlan Galvin’s Canterbury debut, and some – not all – were answered as Matt Burton put his stamp on the No. 6 jersey against the Eels. See all the winners and losers from the King’s birthday clash.

Dragons centre Nick Tsougranis. Picture: NRL Photos
SuperCoach

Early Mail: Dragons set to debut rookie centre

It’s a crazy week of NRL action with Origin players out, a host of injuries plus seven teams on the bye – and Dragons coach Shane Flanagan has decided to shake up his team for their local derby against Cronulla. Here’s how every team is set to run out.

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35 traybakes for when you don’t feel like washing up

35 traybakes for when you don't feel like washing up

Make life – and dinner – easier with these traybake recipes that throw all your ingredients together in the one pan. From classics like lasagne and moussaka to chicken, sausage and salmon creations, these are the one-pan dinners that will save your night.

Opinion

Pro-Biden press are now in shame-dodge mode

(FILES) US President Joe Biden addresses the nation from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, November 7, 2024, after Donald Trump won the presidential election. Former US president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an

They hid the truth, lied on behalf of authority and attacked people who were accurate in reporting former President Biden’s cognitive decline, but a year on those same blinkered, self-important pundits are shifting the blame for their failures, writes Tim Blair.

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