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Plans to double the minimum wage will make it tough for Penrith to retain Stephen Crichton.

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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Kurt Mann

Mann on a mission to become oldest Kangaroos debutant

Bulldogs utility made his State of Origin debut this season aged 32. Now he’s in line to trump that by earning a call-up for the end-of-season Ashes tour.

  • Robert Dillon
Origin players inhaling from buckets before the match.

The pungent potion that’s become a pre-match ritual in the NRL

Queensland team doctor Matthew Hislop has revealed the concoction inhaled by NRL players before they take to the field.

  • Frances Howe
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Have you said thank you once, Paul?

Washington deploys the wet lettuce.

Wayne Bennett and Allan Langer after a 2001 State of Origin victory.

Until Blues find their own Wayne Bennett they won’t get Origin

Can the NSWRL find someone who can deliver true passion to the Blues’ cause – and stop the rot?

  • Neil Breen
Cameron Munster

Cam Munster had just lost his father. Somehow, he found the strength to crack a joke

Queensland icon Wally Lewis visited Maroons training to pay his respects, and was soon on the end of a gag from the Queensland No.6. It was the moment that said it all about the Maroons skipper.

  • Danny Weidler
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Nick Adams with US President Donald Trump.

From Ashfield Council to Trump’s man in Malaysia

Nick Adams, the Sydney-born self-described “Alpha Male” and pro-Trump internet troll, is set for a diplomatic posting.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
Things got heated between Latrell Mitchell and Valentine Holmes

The moment Latrell Mitchell’s Origin frustrations finally boiled over

Queensland did an excellent job shutting down NSW danger man Latrell Mitchell throughout the Origin series – and emotions finally got the better of him.

  • Christian Nicolussi
NSW Police are on scene.

Man wanted by police after State of Origin assault on Caxton Street

A man was hospitalised after being hit on the head just before half-time, police allege.

  • William Davis
The Penrith superstar’s image has been fraudulently used to endorse products without his consent.

Nathan Cleary is the latest victim of a dodgy ad. It’s about to become a police matter

As the Blues halfback was trudging off Accor Stadium after an Origin series loss, his IP was illegally being used to sell car bonnet covers in the adjoining carpark.

  • Adrian Proszenko

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