Origin subplot: Rating the Broncos-Rabbitohs Maroons connection
Phil Lutton With Queensland being forced into changes for the State of Origin decider, Phil Lutton hands out his grades to the aspirants involved in Brisbane’s win over Souths last night.
Allegations against players leave sports in a quandary
Phil Lutton Everybody loses when footballers are accused of behaving badly. It's a seasonal staple that has cropped up again this week with Ben Te'o facing allegations of assaulting a woman in a Brisbane home.
Selectors will get green light on Te'o
Phil Lutton Queensland rugby league selectors will be given the green light to pick Ben Te'o in the State of Origin squad as the South Sydney forward continues to weather assault allegations.
The power of one key for Maroons
Phil Lutton One round to play, one spot to fill. Queensland selectors will keep an eagle eye on this weekend's NRL games before deciding on a key final addition to their State of Origin stocks.
Tipping point on dangerous throws
Phil Lutton Brisbane captain Sam Thaiday believes the double spear tackles on South Sydney fullback Greg Inglis could be a turning point in the way the game deals with dangerous throws.
Rugby League
'We won by one': Taylor flips Blues the (Greg?) bird
Phil Lutton Dave Taylor didn’t play for Queensland last night but he still found himself a star on social media after a screenshot of him seemingly giving the finger to NSW lit up Twitter and Facebook.
Inglis ready to rub salt in Blue wounds
Phil Lutton If Queensland's confidence levels and wells of self-belief have been topped up even further heading into Origin game two, there's one very compelling reason. He answers to “Greg Inglis”.
Rugby league
Running failings led to Hodges' frailty
Phil Lutton Sports performance expert says Justin Hodges grew up with poor running mechanics that set in motion the chain of events that have seen him become one of rugby league’s most injury prone stars.
New league team's name might bomb, but it won't matter
Phil Lutton These days, naming a new sports team is more about marketing than parochialism or geography. But where's the soul in the Brisbane Bombers? Phil Lutton finds it doesn't really matter.
Inglis at centre of Griffin's concerns
Phil Lutton Anthony Griffin is such a fan of Greg Inglis the fullback that he is openly wishing for a return of Greg Inglis the centre as his side prepares to cross the Nullarbor to play the Rabbitohs in Perth.
Broncos excel in post-Locky era
Phil Lutton Darren Lockyer floated around the Broncos training barbecue like he was still limbering up for his marathon procession into retirement.
Meninga's got big ideas for Queensland after naming mammoth bench
Phil Lutton MAL MENINGA insists Queensland retain the passion and the Maroons coach has the power to back it up, with one of the most physically imposing sides in Origin history unveiled in Brisbane last night.
'Two up for GI' pushes odds in Maroons' favour one more time
Phil Lutton AS FAR as plans of attack go, it's neither cunning nor clandestine nor particularly complicated. It does have a name, though, says Johnathan Thurston: ''Two up for GI.''
Griffin is rugby league through and through
Phil Lutton To say Wayne Bennett going back to the Broncos would have been a step backwards for the club isn't exactly true. The guy has won seven premierships, is one of the great coaches in any code on the ..
