A (sort of) defence of Cameron Murray on a night that had it all

A (sort of) defence of Cameron Murray on a night that had it all

A few days have passed since that memorable State of Origin contest in Brisbane. The majesty of what we witnessed remains.

  • byPeter FitzSimons

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He hasn’t taken a kick at goal in eight years. Meet South Sydney’s new goalkicker

He hasn’t taken a kick at goal in eight years. Meet South Sydney’s new goalkicker

The Rabbitohs have already used six goalkickers this season and have the worst percentage of any team this year. But there’s an unlikely saviour looming.

  • byAdam Pengilly
NRL to test broadcast rights waters as streaming loophole appears

NRL to test broadcast rights waters as streaming loophole appears

The code is set to go to market for its next TV deal this year,seizing on anti-siphoning laws that allow it to sell digital rights to global players such as Amazon.

  • byChris Barrett
I’ll let the NRL in on a little secret … fans love the Origin melee

I’ll let the NRL in on a little secret … fans love the Origin melee

Cameron Murray and Haumole Olakau’atu deserve their suspensions for involving themselves in the push-and-shove,but spare me the tut-tutting.

  • byAndrew Webster
‘I’d do the same’:Clubs rue injury,suspension toll as Origin melee costs $26,000
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‘I’d do the same’:Clubs rue injury,suspension toll as Origin melee costs $26,000

The Rabbitohs are fuming after losing skipper Cameron Murray for their finals charge as Penrith,Parramatta and Manly all wear the brunt of a brutal State of Origin decider.

  • byDan Walsh andChristian Nicolussi
He thought he’d broken his neck. Then Angus Crichton returned to win the Wally Lewis Medal

He thought he’d broken his neck. Then Angus Crichton returned to win the Wally Lewis Medal

The NSW back-rower is the season’s best comeback story – but the player of the series feared it was all over in the third minute on Wednesday night.

  • byChristian Nicolussi
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Game,party,bed,flight:16 hours after Origin kick-off Brian To’o was still wearing his playing kit

Game,party,bed,flight:16 hours after Origin kick-off Brian To’o was still wearing his playing kit

Blues winger Brian To’o was still wearing his NSW Origin playing kit 16 hours after kick-off and Michael Maguire brought back his famous baseball bat before taking one last swing at Queensland.

  • byDan Walsh
Has Origin revealed a glaring issue in the NRL expansion debate?
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NRL 2024

Has Origin revealed a glaring issue in the NRL expansion debate?

Queensland cannot rely on generational talents to keep popping up as they have in years gone by.

  • byNick Wright
‘Carter is in tears’:Origin fans turned away from Suncorp Stadium,blame ticket hack

‘Carter is in tears’:Origin fans turned away from Suncorp Stadium,blame ticket hack

Nicola Healey was turned away at the gates of Suncorp Stadium on Wednesday night with her young son,and now believes her Ticketek account has been hacked.

  • byMarissa Calligeros
‘We understood the enormity of ’85’:How Mortimer inspired Blues’ series win

‘We understood the enormity of ’85’:How Mortimer inspired Blues’ series win

Coach Michael Maguire tapped into the spirit of “Turvey” for the current campaign,which culminated in just the third NSW series win decided at Suncorp Stadium.

  • byAdrian Proszenko,Andrew Webster andMichael Chammas
‘Help a brother out’:Haumole Olakau’atu breaks silence on Origin melee

‘Help a brother out’:Haumole Olakau’atu breaks silence on Origin melee

Haumole Olakau’atu explained why he leapt to the defence of his NSW teammates during a sideline melee,which has now left him facing a lengthy ban.

  • byChristian Nicolussi