Posts Tagged "Queensland Maroons"
Queensland captain Cameron Smith is warning his Maroons will get smashed by NSW if they dwell on the loss of match winners Johnathan Thurston and Cooper Cronk in the opening State of Origin match.
The NRL has sensationally announced that a State of Origin game will be taken to the Adelaide Oval in 2020.
Queensland won another Origin series. Their domination over NSW is well-documented.
It’s that time of year again. Queensland have walked away with yet another State of Origin victory and every man and his dog is laying into New South Wales over various perceptions as to why and how they lost.
State of Origin is over for another year and the usual post-mortems have begun. For Queensland the future looks bright – now having won the last three series and blooded a new group of stars in the Origin arena.
Fresh off captaining Queensland to a miraculous State of Origin series win, what is there left for Cameron Smith to prove?
With New South Wales losing their 11th series in the last 12 years, it’s not time to hit the panic button. That time was about six years ago. The Blues are way past the stage of anxiety kicking in; they’re firmly entrenched in the ‘what the hell do we do now?’ stage.
The Maroons became great because they have had a great spine.
As the players shook hands and the presentations were made after State of Origin Game 3 on Wednesday night, you could be forgiven for thinking NSW had not just plucked defeat from the jaws of victory.
One of the most exhilarating and entertaining Origin series in recent times has been decided, with some stark differences between players in the three games becoming apparent.
For the 11th time in twelve years, New South Wales have been left to carry out their post-mortem into yet another State of Origin series defeat.
The real difference between Queensland and New South Wales in the State of Origin decider stood at 6 foot 1, 92kg, celebrated his 34th birthday last month, and wore the no.9 for the Maroons.
The 2017 series looked promising for Laurie Daley’s New South Wales, who demolished and old, run-down, depleted Maroons 28-4 at Suncorp Stadium in Game 1, before losing Games 2 and 3. So what went wrong between those games? Who under-performed and who improved the most?
One of the greatest league players of all-time, Johnathan Thurston, said goodbye to State of Origin from the coaches’ box.
The Victorian government expects the MCG to beat its State of Origin attendance record when the interstate fixture returns to Melbourne for next year’s series opener.
“We can hold our heads high and be proud.” I couldn’t believe what I was hearing…
With New South Wales’ exciting new dynasty of State of Origin domination halted after just the one game, the 2017 series headed to an unlikely decider.
What is life? Is it a sequence of moments, the enrichment of relationships, childbirth, or the majesty of mayonnaise and burger fat combining on a Bacon Deluxe?
Right on time, Queensland have run out winners of the 2017 State of Origin series, defeating New South Wales 22-6 at Suncorp Stadium.
In the style of confused commentator Teddy Atlas following the Jeff Horn versus Manny Pacquiao fight, you will hear a lot of hysteria coming from NSW in the next few days.
