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How the Penrith Panthers rated in the NRL Grand Final.
How the NSW Blues players fared in their face-saving victory in Origin III.
How the Blues players rated in Origin II.
How the Blues players rated in game one at the Adelaide Oval.
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The AFL is by no means perfect but it's a run in a much more professional way than the NRL.
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Ashley Klein deserves to be the ref in the GF.
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In defence of Ricky Stuart's post-game spray.
The NRL should move the Sunday 4pm kick-off time forward. Here's why.
Once again we learned that you should never write off a Queensland side and the Blues will be wondering how they let another series…
It pains me to say it but State of Origin is now a joke. And it is all Queensland’s fault. I once believed it…
If an NRL club is not stable, the coach is little chance of finding success.
Nathan Cleary and James Tedesco inspired the Blues as they thumped Queensland 44-12 in Origin II to level the series and send it to…
There will be plenty of soul-searching for the NSW Blues after losing another game to Queensland that they started favourites in. Here is how…
While many of the accusations levelled at the officiating in the NRL are well off the mark, being the closed shop they are exacerbates…
It is a pretty sobering thought for 12 of the 16 NRL teams that in 65 per cent of the 24 National Rugby League…
Like so many rugby league fans, the countdown is on until Friday night’s clash between the unbeaten Panthers and the resurgent Rabbitohs. The grand…
While losing to the North Queensland Cowboys was not ideal, the Raiders are presently suffering some bad luck that, when it passes, will see…
Which is exactly what I say in the article. Exactly.
My issue is that he was a nswelshman. And QLD – if there was actually any substance to their claimed moral superiority – shouldn’t have picked him.
The Maroons selection that killed Origin's soul and made it a joke
As good as Keary is – and he’s very good – he isn’t in GIs league.
The Maroons selection that killed Origin's soul and made it a joke
Kenny was a funny one. He wanted to play for QLD but his first senior game was in Kyogle. So NSW was where he went.
The Maroons selection that killed Origin's soul and made it a joke
Listen, if you’re going that far, let’s go to the 3rd law of thermodynamics.
In this world it is nice to believe in something. And it sucks when the facade falls off…
The Maroons selection that killed Origin's soul and made it a joke
Can you substantiate that at all?
The Maroons selection that killed Origin's soul and made it a joke
And I’m totally fine with that. I was just sold another line for years. I’m annoyed I swallowed it.
The Maroons selection that killed Origin's soul and made it a joke
Yes don’t you worry about that Jana!
The Maroons selection that killed Origin's soul and made it a joke
I wasn’t a paid RL journo 16 years ago…
The Maroons selection that killed Origin's soul and made it a joke
He’s a roosters supporter…
The Maroons selection that killed Origin's soul and made it a joke
I lost interest in going for NSW in 1995. Since then I’ve gone for a) the underdog b) the smattering of Raiders.
The Maroons selection that killed Origin's soul and made it a joke
It has been really grating on me. I needed to get it off my chest.
The Maroons selection that killed Origin's soul and made it a joke
Yeah. I reckon by 11 you are entitled to claim your alliegrnce under those circumstances.
The Maroons selection that killed Origin's soul and made it a joke
C’mon vM! Admit it. You love the Kardashians!
The Maroons selection that killed Origin's soul and made it a joke
It appears it has a bit to do with how well you play footy…
The Maroons selection that killed Origin's soul and made it a joke
Was there some confusion here!!? I write for a commercial entity. We operate on advertising dollars. We need to demonstrate to advertisers that people read our stuff. No one hides that.
But those facts don’t make what I’ve written lies.
There is not a single untruth in there. I challenge you to name one.
But if you want to call “fake news” you be my guest.
The Maroons selection that killed Origin's soul and made it a joke
Look, call me stupid, but I reckon I’m going to stick with the opinion of the guy who played 355 NRL games, 63 for Australian and 36 for QLD – captaining all of them multiple times. Call me crazy but I reckon he’s got some runs on the board there and just maybe hos views should garner some respect.
The Maroons selection that killed Origin's soul and made it a joke
Again, take the matter up with Darren Lockyer. He said it. Not me. Seems pretty clear the point he was making. Very clear.
The Maroons selection that killed Origin's soul and made it a joke
That was in regard to being asked what choice a player from NSW had who didn’t like the culture of the blues side.
The Maroons selection that killed Origin's soul and made it a joke
Totally Chop. That was out of order. Least they could do.
The Maroons selection that killed Origin's soul and made it a joke
How does it make Neal feel when you reveal that he doesn’t have the zeal? You need him on an even keel as you’ll have to see him at the Christmas meal…
The Maroons selection that killed Origin's soul and made it a joke
These facts are all in the article…
The Maroons selection that killed Origin's soul and made it a joke
It is considered NSW for selection purposes as the CDRL includes Yass, Goulburn and Cooma. Clyde is from country NSW. His family moved him here so he and his brother and twin sister would go to better schools. Ricky is from Queanbeyan. As is lazzo. Daley from Junee.
The Maroons selection that killed Origin's soul and made it a joke
No, that I’m an idiot for believing their myth and that they are just as bad as NSW. We are all flawed. Most don’t claim superiority based on a myth.
The Maroons selection that killed Origin's soul and made it a joke
Fair comment. Maybe I’m the idiot.
Probably I’m the idiot…
The Maroons selection that killed Origin's soul and made it a joke