By Wayne Heming Sunday nightās grand final extravaganza featuring 2023 standouts Penrith (1st) and Brisbane (2nd) Ā promises to be one of the most exciting climaxes to an NRL season in many years. The anticipation has been building for the past two months with Penrith eyeing off a rare premiership three-peat and Brisbane threatening to break
By Wayne Heming Billy Slater will continue to guide Queenslandās State of Origin fortunes until 2026 after agreeing to a three-year coaching extension with the QueenslandĀ Rugby League today. A proud Queenslander, who represented his state 31 times, Slater understands what wearing the Maroon jumper means to all Queenslanders and what it should mean to anyone
Itās down to four and as most tipsters predicted, they are the four clubs that occupied the top positions on the NRL ladder following 27 rounds. It took 408 games or roughly 544 hours, give or take a few golden point games, for one of the tightest NRL competitions in years, to sort out the
The FOGS join the rugby league community today in offering their deepest condolences to John āCrackerā McDonaldās family following his peaceful passing overnight, aged 79. McDonald, born and educated in Toowoomba in 1944, was a beacon of Queensland rugby league as a distinguished player, coach, and charismatic administrator. He served as Chairman of both the
In this episode of Life After Origin, we catch up with FOG#106, Jason Hetherington, for an enlightening and entertaining chat about his career and life after rugby league. The āBushy from Baralabaā lived up to his reputation as a dry and at times deadpan character, speaking openly about a number of topics, including his own
The keyboard cowards putting the boot into Latrell Mitchell need to grow up because, like me, they probably havenāt got a clue what he might be going through in his personal life or behind the scenes with South Sydney. What I do know, from my own experiences, is that Mitchell and any other rugby league
Last week we launched our āLife After Originā series by chatting with former Queensland forward Dave Brown. This time we catch up with the man named āHorseā -- Bryan Niebling. As a teenager playing in Murgon, a rural country town some 250 kilometers northwest of Brisbane, Niebling attracted interest from a few Brisbane clubs who
I donāt know about the average Joe Punter but the question is no longer which two teams will play off in the NRL grand final, but who will play the Penrith Panthers for the title on the first Sunday in October. I know there are still a few rounds of action to go before two
By Wayne Heming FOG #176 Daly Cherry-Evans will claim a special place in Queensland and Australian rugby league history this weekend running out for game number 300 for Manly against the St George Illawarra Dragons at Wollongongās WIN Stadium on Saturday. The FOGS wish the Queensland captain, who retained the State of Origin series 2-1
By Wayne Heming MAROON MANIA is set to sweep the far north Queensland city of Cairns tomorrow with up to 10,000 people expected to attend a historic fan day with the Queensland State of Origin players at Barlow Park. Coach Billy Slater and his 19-man Maroon squad jetted north today for a mini-camp this week
