Posts Tagged "State Of Origin"

The feelgood story of the NSW State of Origin team has also made Queensland strike weapon Greg Inglis happy – for reasons that would wipe the smile off Blues fans’ faces.

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Dave Smith, the new NRL Supremo, knows next to zippo about the game and he has forced refs boss Daniel Anderson to bring down an edict that cannot work in State of Origin football.

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The problem with people like Blake Ferguson is they think the world revolves around themselves. They make bad decisions without any apparent thought of the consequences and think they can somehow keep surviving.

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I awoke yesterday morning at around 9:00. After doing all the things one does in the mornings, I fired up my laptop at about 9:30 in order to write something.

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State of Origin … the game where the hits are harder, the men are bigger, and the tempers are ticking time bombs.

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The reaction to Paul Gallen’s series of innocuous punches has certainly led to a hysterical reaction from some quarters of the game.

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What are they thinking? The champion Queensland Maroons were outpointed in the forwards big time in State of Origin I and they have answered their critics by replacing one of their few big men with little halfback Daly Cherry-Evans.

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Nathan Merritt admits he’d virtually given up all hope of ever playing for NSW before receiving a phone call from Blues coach Laurie Daley on Tuesday morning.

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Queensland coach Mal Meninga says the NRL’s hardline stance on punching came a game too late but is no guarantee that the days of State of Origin fights are over.

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Playing the loyalty card helped Queensland win an unprecedented seven straight State of Origin series.

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No stranger to a pre-game State of Origin controversy, Queensland coach Mal Meninga admitted he would love it if NSW were in disarray over Blake Ferguson’s axing.

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It’s taken him more than 10 years to make a State of Origin team and no-one is more pleased to see Nathan Merritt in a NSW shirt than Blues coach Laurie Daley.

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After losing Game I of the 2013 State of Origin series, Queensland selectors and coach Mal Meninga have made two changes, with David Shillington and Ashley Harrison dropped, and Daly Cherry-Evans and Josh Papalii coming in on a new-look bench for the Maroons.

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The problem with people like Blake Ferguson is that they think the world revolves around themselves.

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In my final full season of rugby league, my team’s recreational pursuits included fathering illegitimate children, getting thrown out of nightclubs, and stealing (and occasionally crashing) cars.

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South Sydney winger Nathan Merritt has been called into the NSW Blues team for State of Origin Game 2 to replace Blake Ferguson, who was suspended indefinitely by the NRL overnight after being charge with indecent assault.

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NSW back-rower Greg Bird fears referees will be placed under greater pressure in State of Origin matches following the NRL’s crackdown on fighting.

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After Origin I, the NRL should really be looking at itself rather than Paul Gallen as the problem.

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Blake Ferguson and Josh Dugan are idiots. Complete idiots. Who told them that “yes, you two should definitely reunite again on the town on a Sunday night, nothing possibly would go wrong”?

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It’s been something hard to ignore even as a non-league fan, the game is changing and people are crying foul. And it’s about time.

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