Leading betting agencies have installed New South Wales as overwhelming favourites to win the 2025 Rugby League State Of Origin series. Queensland look to be in a bit of a rebuilding phase, with a number of rookies selected in their 2025 game one squad while the New South Wales Blues have an embarrassment of riches…
Here are the player ratings for the Queensland Maroons Rugby League team for game two of the 2024 Rugby League State Of Origin series. The game was played in Brisbane at Lang Park. After a brilliant, brutal first half Queensland took a 2-0 lead into half time from a penalty kick. NSW levelled up just after…
With the 2023 State Of Origin series all tied up and heading into a series decider, both teams now have a big win under their belts and will be looking to put their best foot forward at Lang Park. So what changes should both teams look at making? Lets go through them! Queensland Ezra Mam…
New South Wales has won State Of Origin one and we give you our thoughts on the game as well as player reviews. We also give you our tips for the upcoming round of games! Twitter AndrewRLP and LeagueFreak Patreon Rugby League Project Patreon and the League Freak Patreon! Websites The Rugby League Project League Freak NRL and Rugby…
Here are the player ratings for the Queensland Maroons Rugby League team for game two of the 2024 Rugby League State Of Origin series. The game was played in Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. New South Wales took a record lead into halftime, leading Queensland 34-0. It was most dominant half of football Ive ever…
Here are the Queensland Maroons Rugby League player ratings for game one of the 2024 Rugby League State Of Origin series. Queensland won the game 38-10 after a very early send off that saw Joseph Sua’ali’i gone from the field after just 6 minutes. The Queenslanders managed to walked away with a big with Dally…
As a New South Wales supporter I am hopeful that a new coach will see my state stop making ridiculous selections and start picking players in position, and on form. What I want to know from you is, who you think will win the series. So vote below!
So you want to know how many games Wally Lewis won over the course of his Rugby League career? Well, you’re come to the right place! Wally Lewis played in 31 State Of Origin games for Queensland between 1980 and 1991. He lost 12 games during his State Of Origin career. During that time Wally…
Presented by Palmerbet In this episode of the Fergo and The Freak Rugby League podcast League Freak gives us his thoughts just after full time of Queensland EPIC win in State Of Origin 3! What a game! Inredible moments littered this contest, with some amazing tries, tough defense, and a moment for Ben Hunt no…
Presented by Palmerbet In this episode of the Fergo and The Freak NRL podcast League Freak gives his thoughts on the huge win by New South Wales over Queensland in State Of Origtin 2 before having a chat about the international football we saw over the weekend. The Freaky talks about the silly argument that…
Presented by Palmerbet In this episode of the Fergo and The Freak NRL podcast League Freak gives us a rundown of all the internatinal matches we will be seeing this weekend leading into State Of Origin two! The key players, the awsome matchups and the betting odds! He also talks about his passion for international…
Presented by Palmerbet In this episode of the Fergo and The Freak NRL podcast League Freak gives his thoughts on Queensland win in State Of Origin one, still fresh in his mind as the players were still walking off of the field. He then gives us a preview of round 14 of the NRL season…
Presented by Palmerbet In this episode of the Fergo and The Freak Rugby League podcast Andrew Ferguson and League Freak take a look at the NSW and Queensland State Of Origin teams for game one of the 2022 series. We then look at a few player movements, read some emails, then look at the biggest…
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…
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…
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…
In this throbbing episode League Freak talks about Jai Arrow getting so horny that he broke the bubble and cost himself $35,000 and two weeks on the sidelines. How stupid can a player be? How horned up do you need to be to make the decision to go out and get some strange? League Freak…
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….
In a move that in no way is meant to take attention away from the fact the QRL named an ineligible players in their State Of Origin squad, or take attention away from the annihilation that Queensland suffered at the hands of New South Wales in back-to-back State Of Origin games, both of which were…
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…
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…
In this episode Rugby League expert League Freak gives his thoughts on State Of Origin game one. Who were the star performers? Which players looked out of their depth? Player ratings, a rundown of coaching decisions, how the game was refereed, it will all be covered in this podcast! Follow the boys on Twitter at AndrewRLP and LeagueFreak…
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 first rule of Fight Club is that you do not talk about New South Wales… As the media froths at the mouth over the Queensland Maroons employing a “coaching whisperer” for $5,000 a day ask yourself this. Is employing a mind coach to improve a State Of Origin teams performance any weirder than thinking…
The media are already gearing up for headlines that will induce false outrage. Meninga Snubs Blues! Meninga Hates NSW Players! Mal Meninga Show Bias To Queensland Team! As a NSW supporter, every time I see headlines stating that Mal Meninga is the Australian coach, I breathe a sigh of relief! Meninga’s dominance as a coach…
State Of Origin three felt like an exhibition game. You could very much tell the series was over just by the way the game was played. It was very strange. So now it is time to hand down the player ratings for State Of Origin three. Remember that my ratings system is on an all…
Queensland has belted New South Wales 32-8 in State Of Origin three. The Maroons dominated most of the game in terms of field position and quality possession and New South Wales rarely got at chance to attack the Queensland line during the match. While the Blues managed to hang in early, and even managed to…
It is a fact that there is a warehouse in Queensland full of boxes. In those boxes are maroon colour t-shirts. On the front of those t-shirts is a big, dirty sticker that reads “9 in a row”. I’ll be thinking of those t-shirts tonight as New South Wales runs out onto Lang Park looking…
Queensland has announced its team for the third game of the 2014 State Of Origin series. There have been a few changes due to injuries but surprisingly the side isn’t all that different from the team that last game two and the series. Queensland Official State Of Origin Team For Game Three 1. Billy Slater…
Somewhat surprisingly, after just one series loss after eight straight wins, there is talk of Mal Meninga turning to the next generation of superstars in Origin three. Although I severely doubt there will be sweeping changes, surely a dead rubber Origin game is the perfect place to blood the stars of the future. One enforced…