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Friday, July 3, 2009

Origin doesn't scare me: Douglas

Cronulla prop Luke Douglas isn't getting carried away with his chances of breaking into the NSW side for State of Origin III, as he was not even selected for the City-Country game before the series began, but he is confident he would handle the step up if the selectors did call on him.

Monday, June 29, 2009

Blues players must take blame: Smith

CAMERON SMITH admitted his Queensland mentor Mal Meninga probably had an advantage over Blues and Storm coach Craig Bellamy in that he had only one job to concentrate on, but the Melbourne captain said the club had bigger concerns after another poor away performance against Canberra.

Monday, June 29, 2009

Origin ironmen provide inspiration to both sides

FIRST, I want to talk about the quality and courage of the State of Origin players who backed up from Wednesday night's match to play in this one. They were all superb.

Sunday, June 28, 2009

A bit of booze might help to beat the blues: Wing

BRING back the booze. It's been a catch-cry of Tommy Raudonikis for years, but now star Blues utility Craig Wing says it mightn't be such a bad idea.

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Greats praise 'honorary Queenslander' Hayne

JARRYD HAYNE is the only NSW player who would come close to getting a start for Queensland, say Maroons greats Chris Close and Billy Moore.

Sunday, June 28, 2009

It's Gus or bust, says Ricko

BRING back Gus. If it means letting him select the team, levelling the NSWRL with a wrecking ball or emulating Queensland's blueprint for success to make it happen, then so be it.

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Wartime theme inspires Maroons

IN THE trenches. Queensland coach Mal Meninga has credited those three words - and an award created by radio king Alan Jones - as the secret motivation behind his side's historic Origin II win.

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Big Tom gets a big boost after some lean years

FATIGUE. Pain. Injury. If the victorious Queensland have taught NSW anything it's that overcoming these three game-defining afflictions is the key to Origin success.

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Origin animal a rare beast indeed

There is a certain, specific animal called a State of Origin player and Craig Bellamy is struggling to identify him, even questioning whether he, as NSW coach, fully understands the demands of this annual battle of bad blood and brilliant football.

Saturday, June 27, 2009

If Farah wasn't injured, he's got some explaining to do

NSW selectors intend to ask whether hooker Robbie Farah was affected by a rib injury in Wednesday night's historic loss to Queensland before deciding whether to retain him for Origin III.

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Slideshow: Queensland become the first team in Origin history to win four successive series.

Origin Schedule

Game 1
Etihad Stadium Qld 28-18
Game 2
ANZ Stadium Qld 24-14
Game 3
Suncorp Stadium Wed, 15 Jul