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Who cares if we don’t understand ‘Freddyball’? All New South Wales wants is another Blues series victory

6 October, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis New South Wales State of Origin coach Brad Fittler has never been one to shy away from selecting his Blues sides on gut feel. It has raised eyebrows in the past

Queensland set to lose Kalyn Ponga for State of Origin series as injury crisis deepens

6 October, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Queensland’s dire squad problems could be about to get a whole lot worse with incumbent fullback Kalyn Ponga weighing up whether to rule himself out of State of Origin due to a shoulder injury. Ponga

First five Blues announced by coach Brad Fittler ahead of State of Origin series

28 September, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

The NSW Blues have named their first five players of their 27-man squad for State of Origin 2020 with all five player’s sides out of finals contention. Payne Haas (Broncos), Tom and Jake Trbojevic (Sea

‘A dream come true’: Boom giant eyeing off debut for Queensland at the end of the year

9 September, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Boom Gold Coast-bound giant Tino Fa’asuamaleaui is eyeing off a State of Origin debut at the end of the year with Queensland which would cap an impressive 2020 for the young prop. Fa’asuamaleaui is a

Successful end-of-year State of Origin series could spell doom for International game

1 September, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY STAFF WRITERS ARLC chairman Peter V’landys says a full-time switch for State of Origin could be on the cards if this year’s series – being played after the NRL season – rates through the

New South Wales Blues’ greatest ever Origin strips

27 April, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

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 for Game II in Perth.

Maroons coach Kevin Walters willing to play entire State of Origin series in Sydney

16 April, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Queensland State of Origin coach Kevin Walters is willing to play all three series games in Sydney if that meant the the games could go ahead. “I’m like everybody else in Queensland, obviously I’m a

Boyd Cordner floats idea of extending State of Origin to five or seven game series

1 April, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Australian and New South Wales captain Boyd Cordner has put forward an audacious idea if the NRL season can’t be started by the September deadline. The three-time premiership-winner has floated the idea of an extended

Daley wanted to continue infamous 1988 State of Origin brawl in the Lang Park tunnel

19 March, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY STAFF WRITERS Former New South Wales Blues enforcer Phil Daley has lifted the lid on the infamous 1988 State of Origin brawl at Lang Park which sparked the frenzied crowd into throwing hundreds of

Andrew Johns wants State of Origin to go ahead even if NRL season is shut down

17 March, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Rugby league Immortal Andrew Johns has floated the idea of going ahead with State of Origin this year even if the NRL season is shut down. Speaking on Channel Nine’s 100% Footy on Monday night,

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