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June 11th, 2021 By David Knox Make a commentFiled under: News, 2021 State of Origin Game 1 has achieved the highest ever Live Broadcast Video on Demand audience at 280,000, up +56% Year on Year. This equates to 32.4 million minutes (+60% YoY) and 776,000 stream starts (+36% YoY). This follows the game attracting 1.91m metro viewers, plus 797,000 in Regionals. Brent Williams, Nine’s Director of Sport, said: “We’re thrilled that so many viewers tuned into last night’s broadcast of Stat...

Will Townsville prove to be the difference in 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 After much debate and discussion it’s finally here; State of Origin Game 1. Following the disruption of last year, particularly the scheduling of one of the games on the same night as the US election, I’m thoroughly looking forward to the game tonight. State of Origin 1 coverage Sh...

A huge 500L of Bundaberg Rum, Queensland's sugarcane champagne, was shipped into Townsville ahead of tonight's State Of Origin game one.

The first NRL split round for the year was a complete bludger. Four borderline unwatchable games, with three blowouts and one ‘close’ one decided by a converted try but of terrible quality overall. If we thought blowouts and poor quality games were bad enough already in 2021, we’ve just got a taste of the impact […]

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Date Time Scalper warning ahead of State of Origin ticket sales Minister for Police and Corrective Services and Minister for Fire and Emergency Services The Honourable Mark Ryan Anyone looking to profiteer by selling tickets to the historic 2021 State of Origin Opener in Townsville next week is being reminded of stiff penalties for buying or selling scalped tickets. Police Minister and Acting Attorney-General Mark Ryan said Queensland laws made ticket scalping an offence and captured events at ...

The Queensland Maroons have been dealt a massive blow ahead of State of Origin Game 1, with Newcastle fullback Kalyn Ponga today officially ruled out of the series opener. Ponga had been absent from the Newcastle line-up in recent weeks while nursing a groin injury, but Queensland coach Paul Green still named the 23-year-old in […]

The Queensland Maroons have been dealt a massive blow ahead of State of Origin Game 1, with Newcastle fullback Kalyn Ponga today officially ruled out of the series opener. Ponga had been absent from the Newcastle line-up in recent weeks while nursing a groin injury, but Queensland coach Paul Green still named the 23-year-old in […]

Match Highlights: Queensland 18 NSW 12 - State of Origin III The Maroons send Billy Slater out a winner as they win Holden State of Origin Game III 18-12 at Suncorp Stadium Wed 11 Jul, 2018

Corporate-box tickets to major sporting events, pre-pandemic overseas flights and even a kava bowl from Samoa are among the free gifts pocketed by Queenslands federal politicians in the past year. There were flights to Bangladesh, India and Israel from lobby groups and a charity were accepted by three MPs. Meanwhile ALP figure Evan Moorheads lobby firm Anacta Strategies shouted two Queensland Labor senators tickets to the AFL grand final valued at $2250.   The gifts are revealed in the of...