By Wayne Heming Queensland coach Billy Slater has stuck with the team which wrapped up the State of Origin series in Brisbane last month to inflict the stateâs fifth clean sweep on the Blues in Sydney on Wednesday week. Slater and his co-selectors Gene Miles and Daren Lockyer have authorised just two
By Wayne Heming Itâs 34 years ago this week since Queensland produced one of its finest and most courageous Origin victories in Sydney. Origin clashes have given rugby league fans many amazing moments and mountains of memories since the concept was launched at Lang Park back in 1980. Origin victories are built on toughness,
By Wayne Heming Queensland coach Billy Slater says the Maroons must bring their best game to Suncorp Stadium next Wednesday night and not rely too heavily on the sellout crowd getting them home when the going gets tough. Slater today announced his 17-man squad for game two on Wednesday week, recalling Melbourne Storm winger Xavier
By Wayne Heming Queensland legend Wally Lewis is confident Queenslandâs super coaches will head off any complacency cracks before the Maroons attempt to secure back-to-back State of Origin series wins at Suncorp Stadium this month. âNot with the coaching staff theyâve got,â declared Lewis when asked about the risk of the Queensland players getting too
By Wayne Heming The opening game of this yearâs interstate series against NSW in Adelaide will be very special for Queensland Origin captain Daly Cherry-Evans. The 34-year-old halfback, who is advancing on 300 NRL club games for Manly, will join an elite group of Queensland players who are already recipients of the prestigious FOGS Dick
By Wayne Heming FOG# 193 Ben Hunt brings up NRL game number 300 at Townsvilleâs Queensland Country Bank Stadium on Saturday hoping to celebrate the rare career milestone by steering the St George-Illawarra Dragons to a much-needed win against North Queensland. Hunt will become just the 47th player in NRL-ARL history to join the 300-game club.
By Wayne Heming Andrew Geeâs relationship with Wayne Bennett was far more than just a player-coach bond. Gee played every one of his 255 NRL games under Bennett. Itâs fair to say he would have taken a bullet for his coach who in turn trusted him completely whenever he needed a job done. Geeâs loyalty
Two Former Origin Greats (FOGS) who played with heart and passion have endorsed fiery Canberra redhead Corey Horsburgh as a future Queensland player -- possibly even as early as this yearâs interstate series. Chris âChoppyâ Close, Maroon FOG #5 and Justin Hodges, Maroon FOG #130 are both fans of the bustling Caboolture 24-year-old who has
MAROONS mentor Billy Slater believes the birth of the Dolphins can strengthen Queenslandâs Origin program, and has backed Wayne Bennett to bring success in the expansion clubâs embryonic years. The Dolphins will enter the big league in 2023 as Queenslandâs fourth club, and part of the NRLâs expansion push was a deliberate strategy to ensure
Old Trafford lived up to its title as the âTheatre of Dreamsâ for Australian fans early on Sunday morning, with the menâs Kangaroos and womenâs Jillaroos teams being crowned Rugby League World Cup champions. And the Queenslanders at the centre of that success have declared that, far from being a crowning coup de grace, their
