Final proof loyalty is dead in Queensland
For years Queensland have claimed the moral high ground over NSW when it comes to team selections. But it seems the Maroons ‘pick and stick’ policy has been given the flick, writes Dean Ritchie.
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‘It’s insane’: Fittler‘s doomed selection call
New South Wales coach Brad Fittler is confronting the frightening reality the form of the state’s biggest star has “festered to a new low”.
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