Queensland coach Billy Slater owes under-siege skipper Daly Cherry-Evans nothing, writes David Riccio, which is why the Maroons mentor needs to pick up the phone and make the biggest call of his career.
The Knights are counting the cost of a poor Friday night showing with Leo Thompson set to cop yet another suspension. See the incident here PLUS the five things we learned from the Dragons’ big win.
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.
Lachlan Galvin is officially a Bulldogs player, with the 19-year-old Belmore bound after securing a release from Wests Tigers, ending a wild two-month contract saga with the club.
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.
Lachlan Galvin is expected to make his Canterbury debut against Parramatta – the club he rejected to sign with the Bulldogs – as Wests Tigers lawyers finalise his release from the club.
Reece Walsh has hit a setback in his bid to return from injury, while the Tigers’ replacement for Lachlan Galvin has been revealed ahead of his imminent departure. FULL EARLY MAIL.
Reed Mahoney could be heading north of the border as a replacement for Reece Robson at the Cowboys, as another replacement No.9 prospect rules himself out of contention for the North Queensland club.
In a corporate box at CommBank Stadium on Friday night, Parramatta officials thought they had their man. Less than 36 hours later their mood changed dramatically. This is how the Eels lost Lachlan Galvin to the Bulldogs.
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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