Bashful Meninga bounced from bar
Chris Barrett, Glenn Jackson, Adrian Proszenko Queensland coach Mal Meninga was asked to leave a bar in Brisbane on Tuesday night while celebrating the birthdays of Maroons stars Billy Slater and Cameron Smith.
League
'We play by the rules': Daley says fighting isn't on agenda
Glenn Jackson NSW coach Laurie Daley has declared that the prospect of Queensland retribution for Paul Gallen's fight with Nate Myles in State of Origin I was ''not on our agenda'' ahead of Wednesday week's second...
League
'I'll be fine': Thurston confident virus won't ruin his record run
Glenn Jackson Early Sunday morning, Johnathan Thurston was considered to be in some doubt for Origin I, having missed training and been quarantined from his teammates.
Rugby League
It's Blue blood, at last
Glenn Jackson Laurie Daley's side has put itself in the best position to win an Origin series since 2008.
Meninga backs his Maroons to rebound
Glenn Jackson So Queensland are what Queensland are not used to; down. But coach Mal Meninga, while stressing that the Maroons had "a bit of work to do" in order to continue their winning streak, maintained his...
League
Blues win opening stoush but battle far from over
Glenn Jackson For the first time in five years, first blood goes to the Blues. Not since 2008 have the Blues won game one of a State of Origin series.
Maloney stays calm under pressure
Glenn Jackson James Maloney would love to take the credit for providing the calm in Mitchell Pearce's game. Yet the Roosters five-eighth, now the NSW five-eighth, is not sure he can.
Legends rave as low-budget Panthers down NRL's elite
Glenn Jackson It was the upset of the season and, according to some, Penrith's best win in a decade. And it was all done with a squad worth less than half this year's salary cap.
League
Drop-in centre: switch is no sweat for Inglis
Glenn Jackson Slipping back into the centres for an Australian team, you will be comforted to hear, is as easy as ''riding a bicycle''.
League
Second-half jump start gets Kangaroos home
Glenn Jackson Australia were simply stronger when and where it counted. Their key players stepped up when they needed to, with a Test match on the line.
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Inglis glad to be centre of attention
Glenn Jackson Queensland star says slipping back into the centres for an Australian team is easy.
Rugby League
Bulldogs aim to put bite on trio
Glenn Jackson Beating the Storm when all its stars are present is a tough ask for any club.
Weathering the Storm: Bulldogs plan around Melbourne's triumvirate of power for an uphill battle without Barba
Glenn Jackson Melbourne don't lose very often. But even rarer are occasions when the Storm lose with Cooper Cronk, Billy Slater and Cameron Smith all in the team.
League
Gallen replaced as figurehead amid probe
Adrian Proszenko, Glenn Jackson A State of Origin advertising campaign featuring Paul Gallen has been abandoned amid fears this year's series will be tarnished by the drugs scandal at Cronulla.
Return of banned player agents adds spice to Beale deal
Glenn Jackson The futures of some of the highest-profile players in the NRL - as well as the controversial rugby union star Kurtley Beale - may become clearer now that two player agents suspended over their...
Rugby league
Christmas comes early as agreement nears on CBA
Glenn Jackson JUST before 7pm on Thursday, four NRL players stepped out of the headquarters of the NRL to state that they believed they had a deal. A salary cap of about $5.
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Mattiske not ruling out increase in salary cap
Glenn Jackson OFFICIALS are set to put an offer to a heavy-hitting group of players including Jarryd Hayne, Cameron Smith and Johnathan Thurston at a critical and potentially explosive collective bargaining...
Gallen not upset by singing Maroons
Glenn Jackson, Steve Mascord THEY have won seven consecutive State of Origin series and predictably dominated the national squad - and on Saturday night the Queenslanders managed to hijack the Australian victory celebrations,...
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Once more with feeling: Storm face old finals foes
Glenn Jackson MELBOURNE coach Craig Bellamy isn't silly enough to claim there will be no emotion in Friday night's preliminary final clash against Manly.
Enter Cooper, the renaissance man
Glenn Jackson There are reactions you expect Melbourne's aggrieved footballers to use when lamenting their grievance.
