IT has been revealed that Dragons and NSW winger Brett Morris played three-quarters of Wednesday night’s State of Origin opener with a fracture and ligament damage to his shoulder. Morris sustained the injury in the 19th minute of the brutal encounter at Suncorp Stadium when he dived over the the Blues’ first try. NSW trainers... Read More
Darryl Brohman says that when the smoke clears and Queensland knows exactly how many players it will lose to injury for State of Origin II, those picked are going to make it extremely difficult for NSW to clinch the series with a win in Sydney. Both sides came out of the 12-8 win by the... Read More
SCANS have confirmed Bulldogs and NSW centre Josh Morris will be sidelined for six to eight weeks after suffering a posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury in Wednesday night’s State of Origin series opener at Suncorp Stadium. Morris went for scans last night which have confirmed the extent of damage done to his knee. Parramatta’s Will... Read More
Good luck to Josh Reynolds on getting the green light to play in Origin Two – but last night’s judiciary hearing will go down as yet another baffling decision at NRL HQ. Take away all the fancy legal talk, all the judiciary explanations and downgradings and here is the bottom line – Reynolds could have... Read More
BULLDOGS and NSW five-eighth Josh Reynolds has successfully had his dangerous throw charge downgraded at the NRL Judiciary on Thursday night. The grade one result means Reynolds will be free to play for the Bulldogs against the Sea Eagles in round 13 and the Blues in Game Two of the State of Origin series. Reynolds... Read More
Shayne Hayne had a shocker at Suncorp – and Queensland won the penalty count 6-4. Blues fans will jump to a conspiracy quickly off the back of that but, in fact, there’s no surprise in it. In all Origin games played in either Brisbane or Sydney since 2005, the home team is more than twice... Read More
Blues hooker Robbie Farah has no hesitation in ranking last night’s win the most courageous triumph he has been involved in. With half the NSW side battling injuries of varying degrees, the Blues held on in the face of a tidal wave of Maroon pressure. “It is the gutsiest win I have been involved in... Read More
THE opening match of the 2014 State of Origin series has achieved a whole host of ratings records. A combined metropolitan and regional audience of 4.058 million viewers – the biggest opening game audience in State of Origin series history – tuned in to watch the Blues defeat the Maroons 12-8 in Game One. According... Read More
THE Melbourne Storm are in an injury crisis following last night’s State of Origin series opener at Suncorp Stadium. Cooper Cronk, Billy Slater and Cameron Smith all picked up injuries in the Maroon’s loss to the Blues. Cronk will be sidelined for 8-12 weeks after fracturing his ulna and dislocating the radioulnar joint in his... Read More
BULLDOGS and NSW five-eighth Josh Reynolds will contest the dangerous throw charge he received in last night’s Game One of the 2014 State of Origin series. Reynolds was hit with a grade two dangerous throw charge following a lifting tackle on Maroons winger Brent Tate in the 28th minute of last night’s match. If Reynolds... Read More