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“It’s about the people who showed up today”: Latrell Mitchell and NSW already focused on Brisbane decider

27 June, 2024 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Superstar Latrell Mitchell already had one eye on the Game III State of Origin decider at Suncorp Stadium just minutes after New South Wales destroyed Queensland 38-18 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Blues centre

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The 100 greatest players in State of Origin history

4 June, 2024 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Think of all the names and the legends that have graced our fields representing New South Wales and Queensland since the inception of the State of Origin concept back in 1980.

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Queensland legend says Maroons can smell blood and should bombard Nicho Hynes next Wednesday night

30 May, 2024 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Queensland legend Cameron Smith believes the Maroons should bombard NSW Blues halfback Nicho Hynes in Game I in Sydney. The Cronulla star comes into the match with a niggling calf injury after leaving the field

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‘I want to be here’: Blues enforcer Payne Haas ready for Game I despite off-field family dramas

30 May, 2024 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

NSW Blues powerhouse Payne Haas doesn’t want to be anywhere else in the world but Accor Stadium on Wednesday night when the 24-year-old runs out for his state against Queensland in State of Origin I.

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‘It’s just passion, pride in your state’: Reece Walsh backs old enemy Jarome Luai ahead of Game I

30 May, 2024 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Superstar Queensland Maroons fullback Reece Walsh is set to come face-to-face with his old rival Jarome Luai again next week in Game I of the 2024 series. Last year the fuse was lit in Game

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Legendary Blues coach says NSW and Zac Lomax have a big target on their backs

30 May, 2024 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Legendary former New South Wales Blues coach Phil Gould has picked holes through the selections of the Blues side for Game I. Gould questioned NSW going with four big men on the bench with no

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“Looks like he is gunna be right to play”: Blues teammate back Nicho Hynes to be right for Game I despite missing training

30 May, 2024 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

New South Wales Blues halfback Nicho Hynes made an entire state nervous on Wednesday when the Cronulla star didn’t train with the Blues. Due to his troubled calf injury, Hynes was rested and replaced by

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‘Tough place to live’: Michael Maguire wants his NSW Blues to represent entire state

17 April, 2024 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Incoming New South Wales State of Origin coach Michael Maguire wants the Blues to embrace all regions of the state as he brings in a new era while helping promote Game II of the 2024

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‘We don’t turn on our own’: Barrett backs Fittler as the man to lead Blues into future despite another series loss

12 July, 2023 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

New South Wales Blues great Trent Barrett has backed Brad Fittler to keep his job despite the Blues staring down the barrel of a clean sweep and a loss at home in the dead rubber

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‘It shouldn’t be this hard to be a NSW Blues fan: Angry supporters want blood and they absolutely deserve it too

23 June, 2023 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Here we are again and let’s be clear – there is never much more in State of Origin than an inch or a “moment” between Queensland and New South Wales in

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