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Dean “Bulldog’” Ritchie has covered rugby league at The Daily Telegraph, and now CODE Sports as well, for 33 years. From the Super League war to NRL grand finals, State of Origin clashes and World Cups, Bulldog has written about the biggest issues in the game and broken many of the most important stories.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWirePhotos - Friday, 21 June 2024:Anthony Mundine pictured entering Bankstown Court House. Former NRL player and boxer Anthony Mundine accused of flouting public health orders for the second time in a matter of weeks when he allegedly entered Bunnings without a mask.Picture:NewsWire/ Monique Harmer

Saint, Sinner, Shoosh: Mundine appearance ends 25-year protest

Anthony Mundine ends his 25-year protest with rugby league, how to apply to be an NRL bunker official, Souths’ furore over AI-generated merch and more in Saint, Sinner, Shoosh.

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Winners Wests Tigers team photo after the 2005 NRL Grand Final match North Queensland Cowboys v Wests Tigers in Sydney, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2005. Wests Tigers won 30 - 16. (AAP Image/Jenny Evans) NO ARCHIVING

Bulldog’s Bite: Why legend snubbed Tigers 2005 reunion

Things are tough at Tiger Town where not even a night dedicated to the club’s remarkable 2005 grand final victory can go off without some controversy.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: Payne Haas of the Blues charges forward 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)

‘I have no ceiling’: Haas’ ominous warning to Queensland, NRL rivals

NSW Blues’ Origin I man of the match Payne Haas has fired a warning shot to his Queensland and NRL rivals, suggesting we still haven’t seen his best footy, vowing that he can be even better.

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NSW coach Laurie Daley and Craig Bellamy. Picture: NRL Images/Grant Trouville

Inside story: Bellamy’s role in the NSW coaches box revealed

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.

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State of Origin Game 1 in Brisbane May 28, 2025. Queensland versus NSW Blues. Zac Lomax Try Celebration. Picture: NRL Photos ,

NSW pull off 27-year first as Blues sink Maroons at Suncorp

NSW has drawn first blood in the 2025 State of Origin series, beating Queensland in back-to-back games at Suncorp Stadium for the first time since 1998.

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NSW centre Stephen Crichton hobbled off from Blues training on Monday. Picture: NRL Images

Blues boost: NSW star shakes off injury concerns, cleared for Origin

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.

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Latrell Mitchell and Spencer Leniu will be unleashed.

‘He doesn’t give a s**t’: Why Qld should fear Blues’ silent duo

They may have being stoic during the Origin build-up, but Blues Spencer Leniu and Latrell Mitchell are ready to unleash in front of rabid Queensland crowd. And DEAN RITCHIE demands on behalf of NSW that they play with the intent to hurt.

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Haircuts, ice baths, spag bol: Blues’ pre-game superstitions revealed

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.

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Origin spying drama erupts as Blues training secretly filmed

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.

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Blues’ blueprint: Left-field plan to counter Maroons wing game

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.

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