The New South Wales debutantes are being praised for their role in the Blues 22 – 12 victory over Queensland in the Origin opener at the MCG. They trailed early in the second half, before scoring three unanswered tries to draw first blood in the series. Blues five-eighth James Maloney joined Chris Smith following the […]

New South Wales has one hand on the Origin shield after a 22 – 12 win over Queensland in the series opener in Melbourne. Despite having 11 players on debut, their most inexperienced squad since 1984, the Blues weren’t overawed by the 87,112 fans packed into the MCG. Quite the opposite, James Tedesco got them […]

For the first time in years, Blues legend Laurie Daley will be watching State of Origin as a passionate fan, rather than a nervous coach. After being relieved of his position after last year’s series loss, Daley has watched on in interest as new coach Brad Fittler builds a new squad. His successor has started from […]

Paul Gallen has been named the most “hated” Blues player from the last three decades by the Courier Mail, but the former captain couldn’t care less. The paper lists the top 30 to make their “hated” list, with Greg Bird at three and Les Boyd at two. Of their number one, the paper writes, “Big […]

The Continuous Call Team is broadcasting live and loud from the MCG for State of Origin Game I. Don’t miss Australia’s number one rugby league coverage, starting from 7pm on Wednesday, June 6. Ray Hadley calls his 76th State of Origin clash with the best in the business by his side – Darryl ‘The Big Marn’ […]