Laurie Daley
- Analysis
- State of Origin
I was there for Daley’s first strategy meeting. Slater was already stalking the Blues
The Queensland coach proved a rugby league revolutionary, making a string of bold selection calls that paid off spectacularly. Laurie Daley stood still … and perished.
- Roy Masters
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Laurie Daley said he was a ‘failure’. Meet the man who changed his mind
Laurie Daley is a much better coach the second time around for NSW. This is why.
- Christian Nicolussi
NSW were hammered 8-0 in a first-half Origin penalty blitz. Here’s why it won’t happen again
Laurie Daley met referees boss Jared Maxwell during the week to seek an explanation for the lopsided penalty count in Origin II.
- Christian Nicolussi
- Analysis
- NRL 2025
Even Flanno’s backers are deserting him as pressure mounts over handling of son Kyle
Fox Sports have been longtime cheerleaders for the Dragons coach. But as he continues to ignore Lachlan Ilias’s claims for a recall, the tone of their coverage has shifted.
- Danny Weidler
- Opinion
- State of Origin
Perth media barred league from the mainstream. Origin knocked the door down
Local media bosses had declared rugby league persona non grata on Perth’s sporting landscape, but a gripping game two showed the game at its best.
- Malcolm Knox
- Opinion
- NRL 2025
It took one call for Gus and Isaac to renew working relationship. But it wasn’t about Galvin
The suggestion Bulldogs boss Phil Gould only re-established his relationship with controversial agent Isaac Moses to sign Lachlan Galvin is wrong – on two counts.
- Danny Weidler
The Blues win was decided in the selection room. The rest of the series will be, too
Long before the first hit-up rocked Suncorp Stadium, NSW’s selectors had plotted their path to victory. They are already planning for Perth.
- Adrian Proszenko
- Analysis
- State of Origin
Off-colour and overstretched … and that was just Maroons’ jerseys
The material they wore at Lang Park on Wednesday night, when stretched, lost its colour. The men inside, when stretched, lost their lifeblood.
- Malcolm Knox
‘People misunderstand me’: Why Laurie Daley isn’t too nice to be an Origin winner
In an arena of selection dilemmas, media glare and club agendas, Laurie Daley is seen by some as just too nice. But there’s much more to the NSW Blues coach.
- Adrian Proszenko
- Opinion
- NRL 2025
Wests Tigers contract saga costs Lachie Galvin early taste of State of Origin
The 19-year-old has shown real backbone to force the Tigers to let him go. But it has come at a cost.
- Danny Weidler
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