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MEMO BLUES: GET ANGRY OR GET BEATEN . . . AGAIN

Rugby League Week editor-in-chief MARTIN LENEHAN says Laurie Daley’s squad needs to find some mongrel if they’re to be any hope of competing with the mighty Maroons. WHEN Paul Gallen put a couple on Nate Myles’ chin at ANZ Stadium in Origin One last year, the Blues skipper was making a very clear statement. He… Read More

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NSW ORIGIN TEAM ANNOUNCED

NSW Blues coach Daley has named his side for Game One of the State of Origin series to be played at Suncorp Stadium on May 28. The NSW Blues team is: 1. Jarryd Hayne (Eels) 2. Brett Morris (Dragons) 3. Josh Morris (Bulldogs) 4. Michael Jennings (Rooste…

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WALLY SLAMS ORIGIN TICKET PRICES

MAROON legend Wally Lewis has slammed the price of tickets for this year’s Origin series calling the price hike an “embarrassing moment for the QRL”. “A lot of them can’t afford to go along to the game,” Lewis told ABC radio. “It’s really quite an embarrassing moment for the Queensland Rugby League because, if you… Read More

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Maroons squad announced: Our take

The XXXX Queensland Maroons have announced their squad for Game One, with just the one forced change from the group that secured the 2013 series in Game Three last year. With Sam Thaiday’s ongoing calf issues forcing his withdrawal, in-form Roosters back rower Aidan Guerra has been rewarded for his recent displays, earning a spot on

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MINICHIELLO: GUERRA MADE FOR ORIGIN

Roosters captain Anthony Minichiello says team-mate Aiden Guerra’s Queensland Origin call up is just reward for a player who never gave up despite serious injury setbacks. A Townsville junior, Guerra arrived at the Roosters in 2010 from Melbourne, where he had endured a wretched run of ankle injuries. But from the moment he saw him… Read More

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QLD ORIGIN TEAM ANNOUNCED

Aidan Guerra is the only debutant named in the Maroons 17 to tackle NSW in Game One next Wednesday night at Suncorp Stadium.  The Queensland  Origin squad is: 1. Billy Slater (Storm)  2. Darius Boyd (Knights)  3. Greg Inglis (Rabbitohs)  4. Justin Hodges (Broncos)  5. Brent Tate (Cowboys)  6. Johnathan Thurston (Cowboys)  7. Cooper Cronk… Read More

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THAIDAY: TOUGHEST CALL OF MY LIFE

RLW columnist Sam Thaiday exclusively reveals his heartache at having to pull out of Origin one: Picking up the phone to call Mal Meninga and tell him I won’t be right for Origin One was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do in my life. I could have tried to bluff… Read More

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Bulldogs halves firm for NSW

Ben Horne and Robert Lowe, www.nrl.com Canterbury halves Josh Reynolds and Trent Hodkinson have moved one step closer to replicating their partnership for NSW in the State of Origin opener at Suncorp Stadium, after guiding the Bulldogs to a seventh straight NRL win. Blues coach Laurie Daley has plenty of headaches leading into Tuesday’s selection

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