QUEENSLAND coach Mal Meninga says loyalty remains the primary currency at the Maroons’ selection table as preparations begin to wrest the State of Origin crown back from NSW. As always, speculation about the make-up of the team for Origin I has generated plenty of debate, with a number of players involved in
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CHANGES in ruck speed and personnel will see Queensland coach Mal Meninga take a new approach to team selection for this year’s State of Origin series. The Maroons are on a mission to win back the Origin shield, a task they have not been confronted with since 2006.
BILLY Slater has revealed plans to extend his mighty career in Maroon in a move that will see him become the most-capped fullback in State of Origin history. The Storm flyer turns 32 during the 2015 Origin series and after three off-season operations, including major shoulder surgery, one could be excused for
MAROONS assistant coach Michael Hagan believes Korbin Sims is tailormade for Origin as Queensland hierarchy prepare to ramp-up their succession plan for interstate dominance. With the Maroons empire looking to strike back this season after their run of eight straight Origin series wins ended last year, Queensland powerbrokers are wary of their
QUEENSLAND coach Mal Meninga says the shock defection of Maroons halfback Daly Cherry-Evans to the Gold Coast next year will be the making of the man and the club. Cherry-Evans had a mortgage on rugby league headlines for the early part of the year as he weighed up his future and departure
A NEW year has brought new challenges for the Queensland team. For the first time since 2006, we go into a State of Origin series without a crown to defend. The hunted have once again become the hunters. While last year’s series was lost, I am comfortable with the effort and commitment
IT did not take long for the cobwebs of the Christmas break to be blown away, and for all of us here at the Former Origin Greats to get back into full stride for another year. As hard as it may be to believe, we are already back into another footy season,
HE’s become a regular face at Camp Maroon, but Matt Gillett admits he isn’t taking his Queensland jumper for granted as competition for Origin berths intensifies. The Bribie Island junior made his Origin debut in 2012 and has since become a reliable campaigner, featuring in three consecutive campaigns under Maroons coach Mal
AUCKLAND Nines sensation Valentine Holmes is among a posse of next generation Maroons that Mal Meninga is watching with interest ahead of this year’s State of Origin series. Already well and truly on Queensland’s radar, Cronulla young gun Holmes created headlines for himself at the Nines by calmly booting a field goal
