NSW coach Laurie Daley is offering long-suffering Blues fans no promises after rolling the dice with the selection of rookie halves and a pack of ageing and underdone forwards for …

The Gold Coast Titans are reeling from yet more injury news after confirming ex-Queensland lock Ashley Harrison will miss another six weeks with a neck fracture. Harrison missed last Friday …

New NSW State of Origin halfback Trent Hodkinson has revealed he seriously considered quitting football during dark times two years ago. Called up on Tuesday for his Origin debut in …

He is back to his electric best, but Jarryd Hayne has warned Blues fans he can’t win the State of Origin series for NSW on his own. “I know the …

Warrior Kevin Locke is set to make his first starting appearance of the NRL season against Gold Coast at Robina on Saturday. Locke has been selected on the wing in …

Complacency may finally become a problem for all-conquering State of Origin champions Queensland, frank Maroons captain Cameron Smith says. But the Maroons skipper hoped the depleted New Zealand Test team’s …

You know it’s State of Origin time when NSW captain Paul Gallen starts dubbing abusive Queensland fans “two heads”. It was a light-hearted jibe, made in front of NSW Premier …

Axed NSW State of Origin halfback Mitchell Pearce has been made a “scapegoat” by a success-starved Blues, Queensland pivot Johnathan Thurston says. Pearce paid the price for a wild night …

Queensland fullback Billy Slater never felt his position in the Maroons’ line-up was under threat despite Greg Inglis’s stellar form in the No.1 jersey for South Sydney. The Melbourne custodian …

NSW coach Laurie Daley accepts throwing rookie halves combination Trent Hodkinson and Josh Reynolds into the State of Origin cauldron at Suncorp Stadium next week is a selection gamble. On …

Within moments of Justin Hodges suffering the second serious achilles injury of his career, his thoughts turned to this year’s State of Origin campaign. The 31-year-old, sidelined for the entire …

Queensland lock Corey Parker admits injured forward Sam Thaiday will be missed when the Maroons launch their quest to win an unprecedented ninth straight State of Origin series wins. Sydney …

Wally Lewis says the Queensland Rugby League’s decision to charge through the nose for State of Origin tickets is nothing short of embarrassing. Lewis has joined Queensland coach Mal Meninga …

Newcastle star Willie Mason says the Knights’ playing group has drawn a line in the sand and resolved to give their all regardless of the crisis gripping the embattled NRL …

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it – unless you are reigning eight-time State of Origin champions Queensland. Maroons coach Mal Meninga may be forgiven for thinking he has the …

As the Maroons prepare to announce their squad for game 1, online bookmaker Sportingbet can report that 70% of all money wagered on the 2014 State Of Origin series winner is for …

Newcastle coach Wayne Bennett couldn’t confirm on Monday night if outstanding payments had been made to 20 staff and players, as the Knights ownership crisis appeared to be coming to …

Manly halfback Daly Cherry-Evans kicked a miraculous field goal with just three seconds left on the clock to clinch a thrilling 15-14 win over Newcastle on Monday night, robbing the …