First Queensland shut the border. Now the “worst Queensland team ever” has slammed the door on cocky NSW’s plans for a third straight series win with an epic 20-14 win in Game 3 to bring the State of Origin shield home to Queensland in 2020. The Maroons, much maligned with a galaxy of missing experienced

FORTY years after State of Origin roared to life at Lang Park, Queensland will return to its spiritual home seeking a similar night of inspiration to take this year’s series after NSW drew level with a 34-10 win in Game 2 in Sydney. After a brilliant display in the 2020 opener in Adelaide the week

Queensland have delivered a heavenly performance in the City of Churches to put one hand on the State of Origin trophy, with an epic 18-14 win in the first game of the series at the Adelaide Oval. At a venue that has hosted some of the biggest names and greatest games in cricket history, the

JUST 12 months ago, Brenko Lee had decided to quit the NRL after reaching the low point of his career. One year later, Lee is literally living the dream as a premiership winner with the Melbourne Storm and a State of Origin debutant for Queensland in the series opener against NSW in Adelaide. Queensland coach

MAROONS selector Billy Slater has challenged Queensland’s young guns to step up as Wayne Bennett’s ‘Babes’ face one of the most daunting assignments in State of Origin history. Origin celebrates its 40th anniversary with a November series, and it will be a baptism of fire for the Maroons, who have named a batch of new

QUEENSLAND powerbroker Darren Lockyer has backed Wayne Bennett to dust off his 2001 Origin heroics to lead the embattled Maroons to another Blues boilover this season. The Queensland Rugby League has turned to the Origin experience of Bennett to answer an SOS for this year’s historic November series following the forced departure of Maroons coach

QUEENSLAND coach Kevin Walters has dismissed concerns Maroons stars could withdraw from the November Origin series following revelations the code’s elite stars face representative pay-cuts because of the COVID crisis. NSW and Queensland players traditionally receive match fees of $30,000 each per Origin game, but that figure could be slashed to $10,000 this season for

REIGNING Queensland player of the year Ben Hunt admits he is under siege to retain his place in this year’s Origin side in the face of competition from a wave of hungry Maroons hooking aspirants. Hunt was one of the Maroons’ shining lights in last year’s 2-1 series loss to the Blues, starting in all

Forget partying like it’s 1999. Scott Sattler believes Queensland selectors should be picking this year’s Maroons team like it’s 2001. Like everything else in a post-Covid world, State or Origin is in for the biggest shake-up in its 40-year history this year with the entire series to be played in November after the completion of

QUEENSLAND Origin coach Kevin Walters says the state’s forward stocks are growing, with young tearaways Tino Fa’asuamaleaui and Lindsay Collins in the frame for Maroons debuts this season. The retirement of Maroons hardheads Matt Scott, Nate Myles and Petero Civoniceva in the past eight years has triggered concerns over the depth of Queensland’s options in