New South Wales Blues’ greatest ever Origin strips
BY STAFF WRITERS New South Welshmen across the state spat out their corn flakes last year when the NSWRL announced the Blues would be wearing a navy blue ‘alternate’ strip … Read More
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Forget State of Origin, time to create ‘something special’ at Knights: Pearce
Forget State of Origin, it’s all about Newcastle now. That’s the message from star halfback Mitchell Pearce who now has the job of steering the Knights to their first finals … Read More
The Maroons summoned all their Queensland spirit but a Blues dynasty has officially begun
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis How many times during Queensland’s epic dynasty did they steal a game from New South Wales? The Blues were never that far behind but they just … Read More
Johnathan Thurston wants Maroons to open ‘scars’ on ‘whipping boy’ Pearce
Retired Queensland legend Johnathan Thurston wants the Maroons to rip open Mitchell Pearce’s old State of Origin wounds in tonight’s series decider at Homebush. “He’s been the whipping boy for … Read More
Queensland a weaker team with Cameron Munster at fullback: Johns
New South Wales’ greatest ever halfback and Blues assistant Andrew Johns believes the old Sydney Roosters combination of Mitchell Pearce and James Maloney could be the difference tonight in the … Read More
‘An unknown’: Fittler says advantage-NSW as Norman and Welch to make Origin debuts
New South Wales Blues coach Brad Fittler believes that the Blues losing Game I was the ‘worst thing for Queensland’ with NSW hitting back with a vengeance in Perth to … Read More
Mitchell Pearce finds unlikely ally in former Queensland captain ahead of Origin III
Returning NSW halfback Mitchell Pearce has found an unlikely ally in former State of Origin nemesis – Maroons legend Cameron Smith. “I am a fan,” Smith said over the weekend. … Read More
Bleed Blues: If you are not behind Mitchell Pearce now then you don’t deserve to be a New South Welshman
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Nobody remembers the first act or the second act – the only thing people care about is what happens in act three. We as New South … Read More
Mitchell Pearce parachuted into Blues camp to replace the injured Nathan Cleary
BY STAFF WRITERS Mitchell Pearce will have the chance to put more than a decade of State of Origin hell behind him after being parachuted into Blues camp to replace … Read More
Bittersweet justice for Klem: Sims suspended and will miss State of Origin III
The New South Wales Blues will be without forward Tariq Sims for the deciding Game III of State of Origin next Wednesday after being found guilty by the NRL judiciary. … Read More