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PRICEY HONOURED BY MAROONS AWARDS
STEVE Price admits he was shocked to be handed the Peter Jackson Memorial Trophy this year. Despite not taking part in the Maroons' record fifth consecutive win in 2010 due to a chronic heel injury, Price was never going to walk away without some recognition of his remarkable contribution to Queensland's rugby league success. The veteran of 28 Origin matches was forced to announce his retirement midway through the Origin campaign due to his niggling injury, but there could be no more fitting recipient of the Jackson Memorial Trophy. For one, lovable FOGS larrikin Jackson, who sadly passed away in 1997, would have wanted the honour for Price. The pair first crossed paths 16 years ago, when Price was a shy, headgear-wearing young forward who had arrived at Canterbury from Toowoomba to chase his NRL dream.
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From the Executive ChairmanGene MilesISN’T it funny how six years ago can seem like ancient history? With Mal Meninga and his Maroons wrapping up a fifth successive State of Origin series win in July to continue Queensland’s greatest dynasty, it is easy to forget that six years ago, the Maroons were in one of our darkest hours. Read more
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From the Coach's Desk
Mal MeningaIN 2006, I took over as coach of the Queensland State of Origin team hoping I could make a difference by changing the belief in the footy side. To see where we are now after five completed campaigns, well, I could never have imagined how things would turn out. Captains of Queensland
30 Years of Origin
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