There will be 16 teams featuring in Round 13; Fremantle and Port Adelaide have a bye. The McKay twins will be playing against each other when Essendon takes on Carlton, which should be a cracking contest. The Round will end off with the King’s Birthday clash between a Melbourne team that was deplorable in Round […]

NSW started the State of Origin series opener poorly and by the seventh minute their hopes evaporated when Joseph Suaalii was sent off for his horrendous hit on Reece Walsh. The Blues debutant was rightly sent off for knocking out the Broncos star in a sickening hit, surprisingly Andrew Johns on Nine commentary tried to […]

Here’s how the Queensland Maroons rated in game one of the 2024 State of Origin series. 1. Reece Walsh: Smashed in the head by Joseph Suaalii in the seventh minute and wasn’t seen on the field again. 3/10 (through no fault of his own) 2. Xavier Coates: Strong metres, tackle breaks, decent defence, and good […]

Here’s how the NSW Blues rated in game one of the 2024 State of Origin series. 1. James Tedesco: Defended well. Ran hard for big metres. Scored a try. Saved a try. I never thought he should have been dropped. 6.5/10 2. Brian To’o: Acquitted himself like the honest workman he is. Made big kick […]

Queensland veteran Daly Cherry-Evans led his team to an emphatic win over the 12-man Blues and immediately handed the plaudits to coach Billy Slater for preparing them for the sensational start to Origin I. Cherry-Evans’ night was capped with a stunning intercept, run and kick ahead that lead to a try late in the Maroons’ […]