‘I’m proud to be a Queenslander’: Rookie Origin coach Slater lauds Maroons after 16-10 win
The81stMinute Rookie Queensland State of Origin coach Billy Slater has labelled his team as family after a classic opening…
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‘The last straw’: Immortal Arthur Beetson and why State of Origin worked in 1980
FROM ‘BIG ARTIE’ BY IAN HEADS AND ARTHUR BEETSON ‘Between 1966 and 1980 I played 17 times for…
The facts that contradict Brad Fittler and Greg Alexander’s comments over Josh Addo-Carr’s Blues dumping
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis The New South Wales Blues and coach Brad Fittler have backed themselves into a…
‘It’s just footy’: Payne Haas reveals text exchange with Blues coach Brad Fittler prior to selection in Game I
New South Wales Blues prop Payne Haas has revealed coach Brad Fittler texted him prior to selecting him…
Blues and Maroons squads for State of Origin I based on current Beetson Raudonikis Medal votes
BY STAFF WRITERS State of Origin 2022 is just around the corner with the Game I blockbuster coming…
Cameron Smith joins Billy Slater and Johnathan Thurston in Maroons coaching staff
Cameron Smith has been added to Billy Slater’s coaching staff for the 2022 series. This will be Slater’s…
It took the legendary Bill Harrigan 14 years to amass 21 Origin caps… It’s taken Gerard Sutton just 8 years to surpass him
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Hindsight is a wonderful thing – many good experts and all fans in New…
Former Blues captain says “pathetic” Queensland outfit won’t get close to NSW in Game III tonight
Former New South Wales captain Ray Price has labelled Queensland’s efforts in the 2021 State of Origin series…
Dead rubbers statistically more open games which is bad news for the Maroons but doesn’t mean there aren’t ‘moments’ to be had
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis State of Origin dead rubbers are far more open than Game I or Game…
‘A dangerous cyclone’: These COVID-breaching players are idiots but the fish rots from the head down
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Jai Arrow should never have the right to represent Queensland in State of Origin…