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NRL future uncertain, but NSW's Nawaqanitawase buzzing
If the 2026 decider was Mark Nawaqanitawase's last State of Origin match, he'll...
Jasper Bruce (AAP) 9 Jul 2026
'Show some balls': Daley slams Origin 'hidden agendas'
After engineering a State of Origin ambush, Laurie Daley has delivered a scathin...
George Clarke (AAP) 9 Jul 2026
'We can play finals': Reborn Walsh to fire up Broncos
Reece Walsh was one of Queensland's best in a disappointing State of Origin deci...
Joel Gould (AAP) 9 Jul 2026
Prep for decider more intense than Olympics: NSW star
NSW winger Mark Nawaqanitawase says the week leading into a State of Origin deci...
Callan Morse 6 Jul 2026
July 2026 could be best month of star Blue's life
A smiling Stephen Crichton says he needed the green light from his heavily pregn...
Jasper Bruce (AAP) 6 Jul 2026
'He's on track': GI backs Maroons star to break record

Lauding "lethal" Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow's freakish speed and talents, Queensland great Greg Inglis is all but resigned to losing his all-time State of Origin try-scoring record to the Hammer.

'Brings fear': plot thickens on Maroons' plan for Walsh

The enduring mystery of if, how and when Queensland whiz kid Reece Walsh gets on the field in the State of Origin decider continues to tease NSW.

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Joel Gould (AAP) Jul 6, 2026
NSW enforcer 'won't back down' on return to Brisbane

NSW's Haumole Olakau'atu "won't back down" from any State of Origin brawling as he returns to the site of the infamous 2024 decider. Olakau'atu was forced to watch the Blues lift the Origin shield fro...

'Changed the game': Maroon earns high praise from idol

Briton Nikora's childhood hero Ben Te'o says the Queensland second-rower has reinvented the wheel with his hole-running style of second-row play.

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Joel Gould (AAP) Jul 3, 2026
'Expose him': Hammer issues challenge to NSW rival

Queensland flyer Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow has a high opinion of Stephen Crichton but plans to leave his opposing centre in his wake in the State of Origin decider.

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Joel Gould (AAP) Jul 3, 2026
'Hardest decision I had to make': Origin star's call

NSW centre Stephen Crichton has described his call to sit out of the second State of Origin match as "the hardest decision I had to make". But the sacrifice has helped the Canterbury captain re-enter...

Why NRL's toughest man will feel 'hopeless' in NSW camp

Superstar prop Payne Haas admits it's a "hopeless" feeling entering NSW State of Origin camp with Brisbane's NRL premiership defence in freefall.

'Impossible': Inglis doubts Blues can win Origin series

NSW-born Queensland State of Origin legend Greg Inglis has thrown a grenade into the NSW camp, claiming the Blues need divine intervention to win the series decider in Brisbane.

'Cause trouble': Maroons leaper issues Tedesco warning

Queensland had success with high kicks to the corners in their State of Origin win in Melbourne and the recall of aerial specialist Jeremiah Nanai has added a new arsenal to their weaponry.

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Joel Gould (AAP) Jul 1, 2026
Penrith coach weighs in on star's surprise Origin axing

Penrith coach Ivan Cleary has questioned the justification for NSW dumping Brian To'o for the State of Origin decider, claiming the Panthers winger has rarely been exposed in the air because of his si...

Daley explains shock axing of winger To'o

A crisis of confidence and a lack of attacking threat in the air were the main factors behind NSW coach Laurie Daley's shock call to axe dependable Blues winger Brian To'o.

How Haumole Olakau'atu won his NSW spot back

Laurie Daley challenged Haumole Olakau'atu to improve the "scratchy" effort areas of his game if he wanted to earn a recall following his brutal State of Origin axing.

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Jasper Bruce (AAP) Jun 30, 2026
Maroons recall Cowboys high flyer for Origin decider

North Queensland second-rower Jeremiah Nanai has been recalled to the Queensland side but it is far more than a leap of faith by coach Billy Slater.

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Joel Gould (AAP) Jun 29, 2026
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