The under-fire coach is reluctant to rush into any big calls despite the disastrous loss.
George Clarke, AAP
A hat-trick to recalled powerhouse winger Selwyn Cobbo helped push Queensland to a second-half smashing of NSW at AFL’s biggest stadium.
Melissa Woods
Queensland are well aware of what debutant NSW winger Mark Nawaqanitawase can bring to the Origin arena after his performances for the Kangaroos.
Melissa Woods and Joel Gould
Queensland whiz-kid Reece Walsh is named on the bench, but his exact role is the million-dollar question ahead of game two of the State of Origin series.
Joel Gould
The week-long circus around an Origin star’s fitness is finally over after a frustrating hamstring injury kept him sidelined for a month.
Martin Gabor
A rising NRL star who weighed nearly 150 kilos just six years ago is destined to be one of the best props in the world if his first 14 games are anything to go by.
Playmaker Braydon Trindall has identified the next four games, starting with the Warriors in Auckland, as crucial in setting up Cronulla's NRL title push.
Darren Walton
Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson is refusing to pat himself on the back after playing a part in helping ex-NRL star Kane Evans come out.
Sebastian Tan
Rugby league's longest-serving and most successful coach believes the NRL Bunker gets too little right and too much wrong for players and fans to put up with.
Kane Evans has revealed a 20-year ‘war’ with his own sexuality that almost took his life.
Harrison Reid
Queensland coach Billy Slater has backed Reece Walsh to perform in whatever role is required as he revealed why the Brisbane fullback deserved a Maroons recall.
‘We spend all this money .... and we still don’t get it right.’
Newcastle haven't won in Melbourne in over a decade, but the Storm are on high alert with coach Craig Bellamy aware of the threat posed by fullback Kalyn Ponga.
Manly prop Kobe Hetherington likes to get down and dirty when the going gets tough and Corey Parker insists he would do a great job for Queensland if picked.
Across Tom Trbojevic's luckless run of long-term injuries that began in 2019, Manly had never posted a winning record until his most recent absence.
Jasper Bruce
Brisbane and Queensland forward Pat Carrigan suffered an ankle injury against St George Illawarra ahead of State of Origin game two in Melbourne on June 17.
‘It’s natural to feel heartbroken and disappointed.’
Andrew Abdo has left his post as the league’s boss despite critical ongoing negotiations.
South Sydney Rabbitohs star Jai Arrow has made a huge call on his NRL career after a shock health diagnosis.
Stephen Crichton missed NSW's first training session of their game-one camp, but Isaah Yeo insists the centre will be fit for the State of Origin opener.
Four-time premiership-winning coach Ivan Cleary will leave Penrith at the end of the 2027 NRL season.
George Clarke
NRLW State of Origin shows the AFLW what is possible when matches are given clear air, writes Georgie Parker.
Georgie Parker
Dolphins fullback Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow has his sights on playing centre for Queensland as Reece Walsh returns in the No.1 jersey.
The superstar has fronted up after contract clauses allowed him to swap Wests Tigers for the Chiefs.
George Clarke and Glenn Valencich
