State Of Origin
The draw for the 2022 Rugby League State Of Origin series have been released, with a bit of normality returning to the series and a bold trip for the game into the most lockdown state outside of North Korea announced! State Of Origin Game One – June 8th in Sydney After playing all three games…
Queensland Rugby League legend Billy Slater has agreed to coach the Maroons in the 2022 State Of Origin series. Slater takes over from Paul Green who decided to step down a few weeks ago. Slater, who played 31 times for the Maroons, has no head coaching experience at any level, so it will be interesting…
Paul Green has stood down from his role as the coach of the Queensland Maroons stating his desire to pursue an NRL coaching position as the reason. After losing the 2021 State Of Origin series 2-1 Green didn’t get too many great reviews about his series as the Maroons coach. He did manage to bring…
After games one and two of the 2021 State Of Origin series Queensland looked to be in a pretty bad place. No only had they lost back-to-back games at home, but the series loss hadn’t even been close. The very best oddsmakers in the world such as powerplay Canada had Queensland struggling to see any…
Game three of the State Of Origin series has officially been run and won! In front of a sellout crowd on The Gold Coast, in a year where the Banana Benders hosted all three matches! New South Wales lost the match 20-18 in what was a bit of a downer on the end of a…
Well the 2021 State Of Origin series is finally over, and the Queenslander can feel the loss of the series for the next 12 months. I see no problem with that! Queensland won the match 20-18 in a bit of an underwhelming game at times. It sparked up in the last 20 minutes but the…
State Of Origin 3 will now be played on the Gold Coast after the NRL was informed by the NSW Government that it would not allow a major event to be held in New South Wales. State Of Origin 3 was moved from Stadium Australia in Sydney to Newcastle and everything looked set in stone….
The third and final game of the 2021 State Of Origin series will see New South Wales take on Queensland at Newcastles McDonald Jones Stadium. The game was meant top be played at Stadium Australia in Sydney but a venue change was forced due to ongoing Covid 19 restrictions that have been extended across the…
The Queensland Rugby League have named their team for State Of Origin three, with a number of changes right across the park make to the side that lost game two. Queensland will be looking to avoid a series sweep. Queensland Maroons 1. Kalyn Ponga – Newcastle Knights 2. Valentine Holmes – North Queensland Cowboys 3….
The New South Wales Rugby League has named their side for State Of Origin three which is likely to be played in Newcastle. There are a couple of changes to the team from game two due to injuries. We have two debutantes for the Blues heading onto the dead rubber against Queensland. Here is the…
So you’re looking for all the player ratings for the Queensland Rugby League team for game two of the series? Queensland have been slaughtered in this series. Losing the second game in Lang Park in such emphatic fashion, thats one that will hurt the Maroons. A 26-0 loss….. Have a listen to the post match…
Its the time you’ve all been waiting for, the release of my player ratings for State Of Origin game two! New South Wales wraps up the series with a thumping win at Lang Park!A magnificent 26-0 victory! The New South Wales team was outstanding across the field, they had very few players that were not…
It all happened in game 2 of the 1995 State Of Origin series… It was a series Queensland were supposed to have no chance of winning. Coached by Paul Vautin, and with the Queensland Rugby League electing not to select any players aligned with the Australian Super League competition, everyone expected the New South Wales…
So you need some State Of Origin player ratings in your life? After a very disappointing performance in front of a sellout crowd in Townsville, Queensland walked away with a 50-6 loss to New South Wales. There were few top performers in the Maroons team. I rate all of their players on a scale of…
So you’ve come here looking for some player ratings huh? After a brilliant performance for New South Wales in State Of Origin one that saw them win 50-6 in front of a sold out crowd in Townsville, it would be hard to rate any of the Blues players poorly. Keep in mind I rate players…
The Queensland Rugby League has named their team squad for State Of Origin one as they look to retain the title. Unlike New South Wales who named their team, the Maroons chose to just name a squad. The Official Queensland Rugby League Squad For Game One Jai Arrow, AJ Brimson, Kurt Capewell, Daly Cherry-Evans, Xavier…
The New South Wales team has been named for State Of Origin one that is supposed to be played at Melbournes MCG. The Blues will be looking to get off to a winning start in the 2021 State Of Origin series after losing last years series to Queensland. So, are you ready? Let’s do this…….
With Covid 19 re-emerging in Victoria ahead of State Of Origin game one the NRL has said it will look at possible contingency plans should the game not be able to be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Considering how much money the NRL would lose, it would be a huge blow to the game…
We are very lucky in New South Wales in that we have a whole host of great fullbacks to choose from as we head into the 2021 Rugby League State Of Origin series. You could select any of a handful of players, all of whom would preform brilliantly at State Of Origin level. The problem…
So you want to know how many State Of Origin matches Brad Fittler played for NSW? Well, you’ve come to the right place! Between 1990 and 2004 Brad Fittler appeared for New South Wales 31 times, coming away with 17 wins and 14 losses. He scored 8 tries and kicked 2 field goals for a…
So you want to know how many games Wally Lewis played in the State Of Origins series for Queensland? You’ve come to the right place! Wally Lewis played 34 matches for Queensland in the State Of Origin series between 1980 and 1991. Wally Lewis played in 22 winning matches for Queensland and 13 losing matches….
New South Wales has wrapped up a very tight game three State Of Origin victory at home by a scoreline of 26-20 with a last minute try to player of the series James Tedesco. Here are the player ratings from The Glorious League Freak and Andrew Ferguson, your Rugby League experts! 1. Cameron Munster –…
We have seen some pretty interesting Man Of The Match awards handed out at State Of Origin level over the years, and game two of the 2019 series was no exception. After scoring three tries in the Blues 38-6 win over Queensland you would have thought Tom Trbojevic was a lock for the man of…
You know them, you love them, so here they are! The player ratings for game two of the 2019 State Of Origin series. State of Origin football is one of the biggest sporting events in Australia. Just like Melbourne Cup 2019 the nation stops to witness this incredible sporting spectacle. After a fantastic 38-6 win…
The State Of Origin arena is seen as one of the great proving grounds for talent in all of Rugby League. Since switching from an interstate series where you played for the state you resided in, to playing for the state you are actually from, State Of Origin has given the sport some of its…
After narrowly losing the first State Of Origin game in 2019 the New South Wales Blues have made a lot of changes to their side. Some changes have been forced by injury, while others are pure selection decisions. In the lead-up to the selection of their team for game two the mainstream media ran rampant…
The QRL has named its team for State Of Origin game two against New South Wales to be played in Perth on Sunday. The Queensland team is very similar to the game one winning team. Take a look… 1. Kalyn Ponga 2. Corey Oates 3. Michael Morgan 4. Will Chambers 5. Dane Gagai 6. Cameron…
the NSWRL has named the team for game two of the 2019 State Of Origin series against Queensland to be played in Perth on Sunday. The team is heavily effected by injuries, and a couple of surprising selection decisions. Josh Morris has been dropped along with Latrell Mitchell, a strange decision as Morris was one…
In this episode Andrew and Freaky talk about how State Of Origin ruins the NRL competition for six whole weeks. Andrew provides stats on NRL crowds during the Origin period and they boys talk about the alternatives to split rounds and weakened NRL teams. We also hear the latest episode in the podcast love-beef with…
The club games are over, the teams have been in camp for nearly a week, and we are all set for the first State Of Origin game of 2019 at Suncorp Stadium. So…who do you think will win it? Vote in the poll below: