Video Special: Wall of Honour
THE men charged with leading the Blues into battle over the past three decades reveal what it means to them to captain our great state in Origin.
State Of Origin
Ricky still ruffles Mal’s feathers
WATCH a team go on a long winning run and slowly watch their football deteriorate.
Mal’s mighty about face
NOT only is he one of the greatest footballers of his generation, Mal Meninga also has claim as a gymnast given his stunning backflip.
JT’s stunning Origin streak
JOHNATHAN Thurston takes his superstitions very seriously. And when it comes to his remarkable Origin streak, so should Queensland and NSW.
Ricky’s quest for Blue blood culture
RICKY Stuart talks of culture so often he is in danger of turning into a petri dish.
Maroon aces in Blue for decades
IN Origin II they will stand united for Queensland. But for 50 years the families of Matt Gillett and Greg Inglis have been football rivals in rural NSW.
Maroons out to get Carney
STOP Todd Carney and return home as Origin kings for a seventh straight year. The equation could be that simple for Queensland in Game Two.
Akuila’s soaring to form
AKUILA Uate is not used to dealing with frustration. This year has brought unforeseen plateaus; first at club and then Origin level.
Cecchin set for park footy
REFEREES chief Bill Harrigan is set to send Matt Cecchin from State of Origin to park footy in the space of a month.
Jennings still centre of attention
THIS is the player who will win NSW tomorrow night’s State of Origin game in Sydney and send the series into a thrilling decider.
Mythbusters and the spirit of ’85
BARRIERS broke down in Coogee last night, barriers between the old and the young, between NSW and Queensland.
Seal song for Sydney fans
AFTER stunning Delta Goodrem spiced up Origin I with a pre-match performance, could one of her The Voice co-stars be about to entertain the 84,000 fans at ANZ Stadium?
Who really invented the Origin whinge
“IF we get beaten we just put our hand up and say we should play better … they (NSW) don’t seem to have that sort of mentality.” – Mal Meninga.
A league leap of two faiths
ONE is a Hillsong Christian pastor and the other a Muslim cleric but they have one thing in common – their rabid support for the NSW Blues.
The happy wings of change
JARRYD Hayne and Akuila Uate share a Fijian heritage and a burning desire to change NSW’s State of Origin fortunes.
Gallen eases fears over Grant
NSW skipper Paul Gallen says prop Tim Grant is in no danger of missing Wednesday’s second State of Origin clash.
Joey’s warning to Watmough
A WARNING from good friend Andrew Johns about the seriousness of his neck injury has not been enough to sideline bustling NSW forward Anthony Watmough.
Grant’s dream hangs by a string
DEBUTANT prop Tim Grant will be closely monitored by Blues officials over the next 48 hours after he suffered a hamstring injury at training.
Carney over stage fright
TODD Carney was so overcome by nerves before Origin I he was a “mess”, says Blues prop James Tamou.
Greats back Ricky’s blast
QUEENSLAND have been labelled “smug”, “arrogant” and “big-heads” – and now they can add “precious” to the list.
Pressure remains on Farah
NSW hooker Robbie Farah is confident he can build on his performance in the State of Origin opener and help the Blues level the series on Wednesday.
I’ve had a gutful of those fake Maroons
WOULD Queensland be able to sell out an 84,000-seat stadium if they had lost six straight series? I doubt it.
It’s time to make some memories
DAD used to tell me stories about Origin when I was a kid. He loved his footy, the old man. Still does.
Myles primed to step up as enforcer
NATE Myles is primed to take on the role of Maroons enforcer after the loss of second-row partner Sam Thaiday to a shoulder injury.
Grant is gunning for Petero
BLUES debutant Tim Grant has revealed an unlikely inspiration as he faces the biggest match of his career – Queensland front-rower Petero Civoniceva.
Joey tells halves to have a run
BLUES halves Mitchell Pearce and Todd Carney have been urged to assume greater control of Origin II by running the ball more at Queensland.
Busted Choc’s brave act of loyalty
ORIGIN X-factor Anthony Watmough will risk playing on Wednesday night with two bulging discs in his neck.
Blues send an SOS to Halligan
FORMER Bulldogs sharpshooter Daryl Halligan was secretly parachuted into the Blues camp on Friday to give Todd Carney some goal-kicking lessons.
Blueprint so very close
NSW are adamant that the game plan they took into State of Origin I needs only some minor tweaking for it to deliver the success they crave.
Coaltrain’s on the right track
DAVID Taylor has declared there is no more excess cargo on this Coaltrain with the rampaging back-rower claiming to be the fittest he has ever been.
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