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Three series wins in four years does not a dynasty make, but with each passing triumph its clear Brad Fittler and his men are singing from the same song sheet Mal Meninga carried in his back pocket during Queenslands decade of dominance. Since taking the helm in 2018, Fittlers only series defeat came in 2020, courtesy of a disastrous second half in Adelaide in the Ampol State of Origin series opener and a liberal sprinkling of wily Wayne Bennetts maroon magic dust. Prior to the Blues most-cappe...

The start of a new season brings the fresh hope for players, coaches and fans that if everything goes to plan a premiership could be just seven months away. For modern masters Melbourne, who’ve won two of the past four grand finals, the stress levels heading into 2021 will be considerably lower than those at Parramatta, where a premiership has eluded them since Ray Price and Michael Cronin went out winners in 1986. Back-to-back premiers in 2018-19, the Roosters know what it takes to get to Se...

Strange kind of love — the unexpected magic of the Roy Keane and Micah Richards show The entertaining dynamic between Sky Sports pundits Roy Keane and Micah Richards often manages to upstage the game they’re analysing THE UNLIKELY LADS: The entertaining dynamic between Sky Sports pundits Roy Keane and Micah Richards often manages to upstage the game they’re analysing. Picture: Visionhaus Fri, 12 Feb, 2021 - 20:00 Johnny Nicholson Let’s face it. They’re in love, aren’t they? This i...

Remembering the 1986 Kangaroos A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size A few days ago, as I was aimlessly flicking TV channels, I came across a replay of the first Test of the 1986 ‘Unbeatables’ Kangaroo tour. I was sucked in and enthralled. After 80 minutes that flew by, I left in a much better mood than I arrived. Thirty-five years ago, the once every four years Kangaroo tour of Great Britain was an import...

Why time is now right as Maroons turn to Green Author Timestamp Share on social media Fresh from leading the Cowboys to their maiden premiership in 2015, Paul Green was offered to the chance to succeed Mal Meninga as Queensland State of Origin coach. In two years at the helm in Townsville, Green had taken the Cowboys to a preliminary final in ’14 and a premiership in ’15 and the Maroons hierarchy liked what they saw from the crafty playmaker turned shrewd mentor. Big Mal, of course, had mas...