Payne Haas
- Opinion
- NRL 2025
The NRL’s representative eligibility rules are broken. Here’s how to fix them
Samoa-born Stephen Crichton represents NSW. WA-born Kalyn Ponga wears the Maroons jersey. But Sydney-born Addin Fonua-Blake can’t play Origin. Go figure.
- Michael Chammas
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- NRL 2025
Blues’ walking wounded seeking inspiration from Panthers heroics
With just a week to go until the State of Origin decider, some of the Blues’ biggest names couldn’t get onto the training paddock.
- Adrian Proszenko
How Payne Haas helped end Laurie Daley’s first spell in charge of NSW
Payne Haas once helped the Queensland Maroons prepare for an Origin game by playing the role of Andrew Fifita in training. He wishes he never had.
- Christian Nicolussi
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- Australians abroad
Interpol drops red notice against Gregor Haas, lawyer calls for release
Australia should demand the father of NSW prop Payne Haas be released immediately if he is not set free, his legal team says following the global agency’s decision.
- Chris Barrett and Zach Hope
‘I just want to win premierships’: Why Payne Haas is prepared to leave a seven-figure sum on table
Payne Haas could well become rugby league’s first $2 million-per-season man if money was his major motivator. But he’s prepared to leave cash on the table.
- Adrian Proszenko
- Analysis
- State of Origin
One try in 173 minutes: Shocking stats that lay bare Queensland’s Origin slump
The scale of the task faced by Maroons coach Billy Slater after NSW’s win in game one is highlighted by some revealing numbers.
- Robert Dillon
Payne Haas should not have played in Origin I. Michael Maguire told the Blues: ‘You need him’
NSW medical staff had an ambitious plan to get Payne Haas fit for the State of Origin opener after a grade-two quad tear – and his Brisbane Broncos coach gave them his blessing.
- Christian Nicolussi and Dan Walsh
Blues to give Haas as long as he needs to prove Origin fitness
A wet and slippery training surface greeted the NSW players for their first full training session, with star forward Payne Haas standing on the sidelines.
- Adrian Proszenko
- Opinion
- NRL 2025
It’s time to open up the outdated State of Origin eligibility rules
More and more NRL stars were raised in NSW or Queensland but have ties to nations other than Australia. Why can’t they represent their state as well as their country of choice?
- Michael Chammas
Haas’ future at Broncos is clouded, and his decision will have a knock-on effect
The Broncos’ biggest star has remained coy on where he sees his future, but his next move will have ramifications down the player line.
- Nick Wright
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