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Mal Meninga hailed his “champion” Queensland side after Cooper Cronk’s late field goal sealed a seventh successive State of Origin in a thrilling encounter in Brisbane.

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South Sydney forward Dave Taylor said passion was behind his one-fingered salute at the State of Origin decider which landed him in the bad books with disappointed Queensland officials.

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Referees chief Bill Harrigan has backed the decision of video referee Steve Clark to award a try to Queensland centre Justin Hodges in Wednesday’s State of Origin decider in Brisbane.

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Billy Moore said it best at the weekend. The Queensland State of Origin veteran, who was born in New South Wales, was asked on radio why the Blues were a good chance of breaking the Maroons dominance.

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Former NSW captain Laurie Daley claims the current crop of Queenslanders can lay claim to being State of Origin’s best if they win Wednesday’s series decider without Darren Lockyer or Billy Slater.

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They’ve not won a State of Origin series since 2005 and only tasted success in a decider in Brisbane twice, but coach Ricky Stuart says NSW are no longer intimidated by Queensland.

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Queensland coach Mal Meninga might have unintentionally put NSW on “JT alert” after hinting his scheming five-eighth was steeled for a special State of Origin performance against NSW on Wednesday night.

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With impeccable timing, the magnificent bronze stature of Artie Beetson was unveiled at Suncorp yesterday.

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Greg Inglis’s body language suggests the big Queenslander is primed to torment NSW from his new role at fullback in Wednesday night’s State of Origin series decider.

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Queensland coach Mal Meninga on Friday will officially confirm Billy Slater’s audacious bid to play in Wednesday night’s State of Origin decider is over.

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North Queensland’s Matthew Bowen announced his release from the Queensland rugby league squad via Twitter on Thursday night.

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If NSW ends the Queenslander’s six-year Origin domination next Wednesday night at Suncorp, you can bet your last dollar Paul Gallen will be the one leading from the front.

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Embattled giant Dave Taylor has opened up about his desperation for a shot at redemption in next Wednesday night’s State of Origin series decider.

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The thought of Queensland X-factor Greg Inglis playing at fullback was supposed to be NSW’s worst nightmare.

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Rugby league’s biggest game of the year will explode onto Suncorp a week tonight with Origin 3 in front of a capacity 52,500 at the cauldron.

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Once ambushed, twice prepared. NSW are vowing they won’t be done over a second time at a jam-packed Suncorp Stadium in another emotional State of Origin decider.

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An unflappable Cameron Smith says he can live with the notoriety of being captain of the Queensland side which relinquishes State of Origin’s best winning streak, should NSW prevail in next week’s interstate series decider at Suncorp Stadium.

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Queensland coach Mal Meninga says he won’t dabble in mind games despite naming a 20-man roster for next week’s State of Origin decider at Suncorp Stadium.

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Queensland don’t need to risk a seventh straight State of Origin series by playing superstar Billy Slater when they’ve got the best fullback in the world to replace him, according to former Maroons custodian Rhys Wesser.

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Tony Williams declared himself ready to be part of one of NSW’s biggest packs in State of Origin history as the Blues attempt to crush Queensland’s six-year dominance in next week’s series decider.

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