Fight bans to increase baiting, says Bird
Glenn Jackson NSW back-rower Greg Bird believes the NRL's crackdown on fighting will lead to players baiting their opponents in an attempt to provoke a reaction.
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...
A journey into the belly of Maroon beast
Glenn Jackson NSW will need to defy history if they are to win the second State of Origin. We know this, of course. But do we quite know the scope of the challenge?
Refs boss defends Origin violence crackdown amid claims of 'sanitisation'
Glenn Jackson As criticism was aimed at the NRL over the new stricter guidelines on fighting, referees boss Daniel Anderson defended the mid-season crackdown, maintaining rugby league's image needed to be...
Rugby League
We can be heroes by ending streak: Blues
Glenn Jackson NSW players believe there is a silver lining to facing an eighth straight series loss.
League
Blues turn losing streak into an unlikely positive
Glenn Jackson They might have had to search long and hard to find it, but NSW players believe there is a silver lining to facing an eighth-straight series defeat; if they do end Queensland's streak, their own...
No more Gallen in defeat, this series is one for the ageing
Glenn Jackson Paul Gallen can see the end. Of Queensland's streak, but also of his own relentless role in it all. He can see a time when, instead of throwing his body into a group of Queensland forwards, he is...
State of Origin
No more Gallen in defeat, this series is one for the ageing
Glenn Jackson Paul Gallen can see the end. Of Queensland’s streak, but also of his own relentless role in it all. He can see a time when, instead of throwing his body into a group of Queensland forwards, he is...
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.
League
Battered and bruised, but still determined to play in Origin II
Glenn Jackson, Michael Chammas NSW hooker Robbie Farah's facial fracture is unlikely to sideline him for State of Origin II after the injury failed to stop him finishing the first encounter on Wednesday.
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.
League
Gallen cannot cry foul over what is clearly foul play
Glenn Jackson Paul Gallen deserved to be charged. He hit an opponent in the head, part of - in his own words - a "square-up".
First blow for Daley as Gidley hit by injury
Glenn Jackson Laurie Daley's first camp as NSW coach was just a few hours old when he suffered his first major setback: the withdrawal of bench utility Kurt Gidley due to a foot injury.
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Tough campaigner Farah feels at home calling the shots on the big stage
Glenn Jackson When Robbie Farah pulls his NSW jersey over his head next Wednesday night, it might be difficult for him to focus completely on the job ahead, at least in that moment.
Gallen feels pain of Souths star who fell just short of mark
Glenn Jackson One of the first players John Sutton saw after Blues coach Laurie Daley told him he had missed a spot in Origin I was captain Paul Gallen.
Newcastle pact sets twitchy Sharks on road to success
Glenn Jackson Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan says the Sharks feel normal again. And what is normal for the Sharks, at least given the quality of the roster, is for them to be winning football games.
League
Hayne gets nod from Daley for Blues No.1
Glenn Jackson The NSW fullback position, vacated by Manly's Brett Stewart, is now Jarryd Hayne's to lose.
League
Carney on high as Tigers bomb out
Glenn Jackson A day after Todd Carney signed for life, he handed Marika Koroibete not quite a lifetime of misery, but certainly quite a few nightmares as the Sharks beat Wests Tigers 30-6 at Allianz Stadium on...
League
Points on the board but Hasler knows there is still a lot of work required
Glenn Jackson Des Hasler spoke of the small steps taken and the momentum the Bulldogs will build with a victory over Cronulla, just their second this season.
Carney puts bruised foot forward for Origin
Glenn Jackson You might think, having just returned from a foot injury, that Todd Carney is putting aside any thought of a State of Origin jumper.
