C’mon Blues fans, your state needs you
AS PLAYERS, we’ve been waiting almost 12 months for this day to arrive. Now we need every NSW Blues fan, like never before.
Opinion
NSW passion to give Maroons red faces
NSW Origin coach Laurie Daley wants the whole state cheering for the men in blue tonight just like his dad cheered for him.
Calm Cam puts us all at ease
THERE is something about the presence and calmness of Cameron Smith that makes me feel like Queensland is in safe hands.
Buzz: Soward on nose at Saints
ST George Illawarra would be happy for five-eighth Jamie Soward to walk away from the final four months of his contract.LIVE BLOG
My Maroons are ready to go
TODAY is D-Day for the final make-up of the Queensland team for Wednesday night’s Origin opener in Sydney.
Loz the ultimate competitor
I MUST have played with Laurie Daley’s twin. I see this other Laurie Daley walking around Origin training, smiling through his orders.
My toughest call
FOR some people this is just another game of footy.
GI should be given chance to shine
RARELY have we seen a player in such destructive form going into a State of Origin series as Greg Inglis this year.
Supercoach: Daley v Lockyer
THEY say you should coach with your head and not your heart. But when it comes to SuperCoach Origin, it’s impossible.
Five giants Daley must fell
NSW coach Laurie Daley has to figure out how to minimise the influence of Queensland’s key men – the five best players on the planet.
A fitting arena for greatness
TEN years already? It seems like only yesterday that we all oohed and aahed as the Broncos and Knights ran on to re-developed Suncorp Stadium.
Sterlo: My defining Origin moment
IT took me 62 minutes to fully understand that Origin is a different beast.
Code must show respect for women
WHEN will somebody in rugby league’s revamped administration do what is right to protect the code’s image?
Maroons need leader of the pack
QUEENSLAND needs to find a new Petero Civoniceva. I really like the look of our forward pack, but we’re lacking that real old experienced head.
A figure you can’t dispute
FOR so long Paul Gallen has boasted the best numbers in Origin. The past two years he has averaged 171m a game.
An ill-fitting Pearce for Blues
AS is so often the case, the NSW Origin team announced by Blues coach Laurie Daley on Sunday, asks as many questions as it answers.
Blues cough up coach who’s hard to hate
IN TERMS of cheap Origin tricks it doesn’t get much lower than this … The Blues have appointed a coach, Laurie Daley, who is Mr Unhateable.
Buzz: The talented Mr Gidley
THERE are three things certain about the month of June: we get our tax returns ready, Queensland win Origin – and we all bag Kurt Gidley. LIVE BLOG
THE BUZZ: Trouble M as 2GB Bolts in
DESPITE an all-star commentary team Triple M has copped an absolute shellacking in the station’s first radio survey on weekend NRL ratings.
Te’o a gamble not worth taking
BEN Te’o has the right to be considered innocent until proven otherwise, but does he deserve a State of Origin jersey?
Selfless Stewart is true blue
GLENN Stewart won’t be picked for NSW tonight. And that’s a good thing for NSW.
Brute force key to bopping Blues
QUEENSLAND’S State of Origin team selection operates on a “horses for courses” approach – and that is why a number of balls are still in the air.
Integrity takes big hit over T’eo
SOUTH Sydney’s decision to cover up the Ben Te’o incident has damaged the game of rugby league, writes Rebecca Wilson.
Maloney decision at odds with mantra
THE NSW No.6 jumper has been a big talking point in the past couple of months.
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