QUEENSLAND coach Kevin Walters has vowed to bring the Origin shield back to the Sunshine State after clinching a contract upgrade with the mighty Maroons. The Queensland Rugby League last week handed Walters, FOG No.63, a 12-month extension until the end of 2021 in recognition of his work bringing through the next generation of Maroons

HE was omitted from Queensland’s 33-man extended squad but Broncos young gun Pat Carrigan is determined to win over Maroons coach Kevin Walters with a bumper 2020 campaign. Despite having captained the Queensland under-20s side two years ago, Carrigan was a surprise omission from the Maroons’ preliminary squad for a revamped pre-season camp last December.

DALY Cherry-Evans says he is in the best shape of his career as the Queensland skipper sets his sights on plotting a revenge mission on the Blues in this year's State of Origin series. Cherry-Evans may be turning 32 next February, but the Queensland halfback insists he is not on the wane and has vowed

DANE Gagai has ditched fast food and said bye-bye to burgers as the Queensland Origin flyer looks to stave off a challenge for his beloved Maroons jumper this season. Gagai’s focus is representative of the entire Maroons playing group, who now have a definite target to zero-in on following the announcement that this year’s State

FORMER Maroons greats say this year’s Origin series will become a survival of the fittest with the historic November campaign to present the ultimate mental and physical test for NSW and Queensland players. The coronavirus pandemic has forced the NRL to restructure the 2020 season schedule with the Origin series to be shifted from its

QUEENSLAND skipper Daly Cherry-Evans is sweating on the future of State of Origin this season as the Maroons plot revenge following back-to-back series losses to the Blues. The coronavirus pandemic has not only thrown the NRL’s club season into disarray, it has cast a grey cloud over State of Origin, rugby league’s showpiece which turns

VALENTINE Holmes has issued an ominous warning to the Blues, admitting rugby league hasn't seen the best of him as the Queensland flyer looks to make a sizzling return to the Origin arena this season. After a 12-month absence from the game in his ultimately futile bid to win an NFL contract in America, Holmes

COWBOYS skipper Michael Morgan admits he is not a selection untouchable for the Maroons, saying North Queensland’s form this season will have a bearing on whether he is recalled to the Origin arena. Morgan has been a member of the Queensland set-up since 2015, having compiled 12 appearances from five consecutive campaigns and featuring in

QUEENSLAND coach Kevin Walters has urged Brodie Croft to use his lifeline from the Broncos to prove he can be the halfback to succeed Maroons captain Daly Cherry-Evans in the Origin arena. Croft’s omission from Queensland’s 33-man squad which gathered for a pre-season camp last month was evidence Walters wants to see the Dalby product

QUEENSLAND coach Kevin Walters has refused to guarantee Kalyn Ponga the No.1 jumper as he declared the race for the Maroons’ coveted fullback spot this season is wide open. Underscoring the greater depth of the Queensland set-up, Walters concedes the fullback position is one of the state’s most contentious areas with Ponga, Cameron Munster and