JARROD Wallace admits he was “gutted” to be axed by the Maroons for last year’s Origin series and is hoping a bumper fightback with the Titans this season can catapult him back into a Queensland jumper. Wallace has carved out a reputation as a quality NRL front-rower, having amassed 152 first-grade games since his debut
NEW Queensland coach Paul Green has vowed to uphold the Wayne Bennett legacy that propelled the Maroons to one of the greatest series wins in Origin history. Green has been officially unveiled as Bennett’s successor for the 2021 State of Origin series – five years after he was appointed to replace Mal Meninga, before being
WAYNE Bennett has not ruled out another return as Maroons coach despite submitting his resignation in the wake of his magical mission bringing the Origin shield back to Queensland. Bennett informed the Queensland Rugby League he would not return to Camp Maroon next season, the revelation coming just six weeks after he engineered one of
Mal Meninga says he is grateful for the opportunity to once again represent Queensland as a coach, 40 years after his stunning State of Origin debut as a player. With so much going on in this year’s unforgettable, compressed, 2-1 series win to the Maroons, the fabulous story around Meninga’s fairytale Origin return never really
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
