MAROONS mentor Billy Slater believes the birth of the Dolphins can strengthen Queenslandâs Origin program, and has backed Wayne Bennett to bring success in the expansion clubâs embryonic years. The Dolphins will enter the big league in 2023 as Queenslandâs fourth club, and part of the NRLâs expansion push was a deliberate strategy to ensure
Old Trafford lived up to its title as the âTheatre of Dreamsâ for Australian fans early on Sunday morning, with the menâs Kangaroos and womenâs Jillaroos teams being crowned Rugby League World Cup champions. And the Queenslanders at the centre of that success have declared that, far from being a crowning coup de grace, their
QUEENSLAND discovery Pat Carrigan has put the Blues on notice, saying he can only get better and will not allow the Maroons to become complacent as they chase back-to-back Origin crowns next season. Carrigan says he will use the bitter-sweet experience of Brisbaneâs NRL finals collapse and stunning elevation into Australiaâs World Cup squad to
Penrithâs stunning grand final win over Parramatta brought the 2022 season to a close, but the decider also acted as the final curtain call for a number of FOGS who have played their final games in the NRL. As is tradition at the grand final, players either retiring or moving on from the NRL to
FOG No.225Â has capped his extraordinary breakout season by being named the NRLâs Dally M Rookie of the Year for 2022. Nanai was among a host of Maroons to pick up awards on the NRLâs night of celebration, while Cronullaâs Nicho Hynes was named the Dally M Medal winner as the gameâs best and fairest
The broken hearts of the stateâs rugby league fans have been dealt another blow, with the news that iconic former Queensland and Australian Test captain Barry Muir has passed away at the age of 84. While Barry played for and coached Queensland in the pre-Origin era, he left an indelible mark on the game, being
The Former Origin Greats, and the wider rugby league community in Queensland and around the world were united in their grief as former Maroons halfback and coach, FOG No.113 Paul Green was farewelled and laid to rest in Brisbane. Paul tragically took his own life on August 11, leaving behind a devastated family, and distraught
When Wayne Bennett brought Allan Langer back from England for his Origin fairytale in 2001, one of the first people the super coach thought about was Paul Green. Green was Queenslandâs incumbent halfback. He had steered a youthful Maroons side with a raft of debutants to a magical 34-16 thumping of the Blues in the
Kurt Capewell has vowed to bring his winning touch to the Maroons and Broncos as the Penrith premiership utility embarks on a new NRL chapter on Queensland soil. After six years in Sydney carving out a successful NRL career at Cronulla and Penrith, the kid from Charleville returns to the Sunshine State determined to reignite
TOM Flegler believes he âgot luckyâ winning his maiden Queensland Origin jumper last year. But the Broncos firebrand admits he cannot ride his luck again if he hopes to retain his Maroons jumper for Queenslandâs Origin revenge mission in 2022. In State of Originâs 41-year history, there have been few bolters quite like Flegler, who
