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This is the sixth article in a series where I’ll name who I think were the best players to play in a grand final in each decade, focusing this time on the 2000s. The selection criteria I have used are: • The player must have actually played in at least one grand final in the […]

This is the sixth article in a series naming each club’s best team of loyal stalwarts. Not necessarily just those one-club players but those who turned out for the club over a long period and helped build its success and culture. Today we look at the New Zealand Warriors and the North Queensland Cowboys, two […]

What happened to the Queensland-based Maroons? Author Timestamp Share on social media One of the most famous victories in Brisbanes proud history was inspired not by Darren Lockyer, Allan Langer or Gorden Tallis but rather Nick Parfitt, Stu Kelly, Shane Walker and an unheralded, unfashionable mob that will forever be known as the Baby Broncos. Back in round 12, 2002, the Broncos were midway through yet another stellar campaign that would see them play finals footy for the 11th year in a row. An...

In the search for inspiration ahead of a do-or-die clash at Suncorp Stadium in a fortnight's time, Maroons coach Paul Green could do worse than delve into the Origin archives and show his shattered troops some footage of gallant wins that followed galling losses.

Panthers halfback Nathan Cleary is wary of the impact the 2021 Origin series could have as the NRL front runners prepare for possibly their highest representation in club history.  Cleary is no stranger to the Ampol State of Origin arena but is the only player in the current squad who has endured the physical and mental toll of a three-game series played in the middle of the year.   Cleary told NRL.com in August last year of his relief that the 2020 Origin series had been pushed back to Novem...

Premium Content PJ Marsh drew the curtain on his professional rugby league career in 2010. But the game he played at the highest level for close to a decade still continues to provide opportunities and deliver accolades. The 40 year old was recently named in the Deadly Maroons Indigenous 40-year Origin Team, alongside the likes of Arthur Beetson, Johnathan Thurston, Greg Inglis and Justin Hodges (see full team below). The champion hooker, who made four appearances for Queensland, said it was i...

Ex-Queensland star Justin Hodges believes Wayne Bennett's success with the Maroons in 2020 has eased the pressure on whoever steps in to the role this year.