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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.
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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.
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Te'o rejects claim he assaulted woman
Glenn Jackson The NRL's integrity unit is investigating claims by a Brisbane woman that she was assaulted by South Sydney's Queensland forward Ben Te'o last month.
Integrity unit will be put to ultimate test in Te'o case
Glenn Jackson A Brisbane woman's assertion she was struck repeatedly by South Sydney forward Ben Te'o will be one of the first significant tests of the NRL's new integrity unit.
Conflicting stories of a fateful night
Glenn Jackson, Marissa Calligeros and Donna Page Police are called to Corey Norman's home in the early hours of Sunday morning, April 21. Three NRL footballers are said to have been locked out of the home by a woman who would later claim one of...
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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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Price proves right to keep master on wrong side of ledger
Glenn Jackson Just a fortnight ago he was under pressure. Now he is better than Bennett. Well, that might still be a stretch, but Dragons coach Steve Price still holds a perfect record over his former master,...
Newcomer Potter scratches for positives
Glenn Jackson Asked what he would offer to the debutant Wests Tigers coach Mick Potter, the 658-match veteran Wayne Bennett, thought for a moment, smiled slightly and uttered: "Welcome.
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Try and try again: a black night for Potter's Tigers
Glenn Jackson Mick Potter's debut could have been worse, but he might wake in the morning wondering how. A tough prospect it might have been, to recover from the tumultuous events of last week - when the club...
Lewis happy just to be back in mix for Test place
Glenn Jackson LUKE LEWIS says he will not be disappointed if he misses out on selection for Australia's Test against New Zealand this month.
Stuart finds it hard to split twins for praise
Glenn Jackson Amid all the devastation, NSW coach Ricky Stuart wandered up to Brett Morris last night, and congratulated him on the try which almost turned the match in the Blues' favour.
Big games bring out the beast, and at just the right time
Glenn Jackson THE sleeping giant was awoken. And there is no more a giant of a team than this Queensland one, waking this morning having extended their period of dominance to seven years.
Price set to size up Stewart
Glenn Jackson ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA coach Steve Price will have the chance to see not one but two of his potential long-term fullback options tonight - in opposing teams.
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Fired-up Dragons show Moltzen what he's missing
Glenn Jackson IF St George Illawarra produce the attitude and aggression that they produced last night, they won’t need Tim Moltzen.
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The Blues go down fighting
Glenn Jackson Through all of Queensland's dominance since 2006, so many matches have been won by big plays. This one turned on big decisions.
New series, same old result for Blues
Glenn Jackson THROUGH all of Queensland's dominance since 2006, so many matches have been won by big plays. This one turned on big decisions.
The job for the Blues isn't stopping Inglis but limiting the damage
Glenn Jackson Death, taxes and the knowledge Greg Inglis is going to get you. Whatever happens tomorrow night, whether NSW win or lose, they must concede the inevitability of Inglis, the brilliant Queensland...
Gidley backs Uate to overcome wobbles
Glenn Jackson NSW'S stoic efforts so far this series have looked the most brittle in the vicinity of winger Akuila Uate.
