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Nathan Cleary will seek specialist advice in the hope he does not require surgery to fix a shoulder injury that could jeopardise Penriths premiership charge. Hours after NSW coach Brad Fittler declared Cleary as "pretty unlikely" to be fit for Origin III, Eels star Mitchell Moses declared himself ready to step into the interstate arena as he and South Sydney veteran Adam Reynolds shape as the most likely replacements. Cleary played 70 minutes with what is feared to be a partial dislocation suff...

By WWOS staff12 hours ago FShareTTweetQSMSWWhatsAppBEmailGJTumblrLLinkedIn12 hours ago Penriths hopes of a first premiership in 18 years are hanging by a thread, with fears halfback Nathan Clearys shoulder injury could see him miss the rest of the season. Cleary will miss the third State of Origin match after suffering the injury in New South Wales series-clinching win in Game Two. The 23-year-old was hurt early in the match at Suncorp Stadium, playing through the pain for nearly 70 minutes. It...

App users click here for latest updates Queensland 0 NSW 26 Second half 40th minute - NSW just killing the clock now. Luai kicks into touch and time will expire before the scrum can set. Thats the game and the series to NSW, without even playing at home. No way back for the Maroons, who were closer on the scoreboard, but nowhere close in reality. 39th minute - DCE kicks high towards Tedesco, but Holmes gets his hands to the ball and knocks on with the line open. 38th minute - Cleary kicks low t...

State of Origin Game 2 preview, prediction: Queensland Maroons vs New South Wales Blues A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size With no guarantees of a home game in this year’s State of Origin series, there will be no time like the present for the New South Wales Blues to wrap things up in straight sets against the Queensland Maroons when the two sides clash in Game 2 this evening at Suncorp Stadium. More Origi...

Code-hopper Karmichael Hunts impressive NRL return went in vain as his Brisbane side fell to Canberra 38-16 at GIO Stadium.

The New South Wales Blues have handed the Queensland Maroons one of the biggest beatdowns in the history of State of Origin in Townsville, going to an easy one-nil lead. Here are the player ratings for the 44-point victors. 1. James Tedesco – 8/10 Tedesco has had plenty of outstanding Origin performances in the past, […]

Late Mail for Round 14 of the NRL Telstra Premiership.

Player ratings for the NSW Blues team in their State of Origin I clash with the Queensland Maroons at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville. 1. James Tedesco: From the time he took two runs in the first set of the game he was busy. Threatened to break out all night and while he never quite did his constant probing runs and perfect positional play were still a huge factor in the result. Overshadowed by his mates in the backline but brought a ton of quality with over 200 metres and seven bu...

1 James Tedesco - 8.5  The Blues captain was solid at the back, playing his regular support role through the middle and racking up 181 running metres. 2 Brian Too - 9.5   A dream State of Origin debut for the Penrith winger, scoring a double as well as running 215 metres - the highest of any player on the field.  3 Latrell Mitchell - 9 Barnstorming centre had a triumphant return to Origin, terrorising the left edge with two tries and a try assist. Daniel Saifiti celebrates after scoring a t...

Six talking points from State of Origin Game 1 A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size The New South Wales Blues have racked up 50 points for the second time in their State of Origin history, embarrassing the Queensland Maroons in Townsville. Here are my talking points from Game 1. More State of Origin Fifty points in an Origin game isn’t something that happens all that often. Brad Fittler will more than likel...