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
DALY Cherry-Evans has pledged to give Sam Walker an apprenticeship for the Queensland No.7 jumper, with the veteran skipper determined not to leave the Maroons in a playmaking hole when he eventually retires. Queenslandâs fusion of old and new were on display when Cherry-Evans and Walker featured in the Australian Prime Minister's XIII 64-14 win
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
MAROONS skipper Daly Cherry-Evans believes Billy Slater can enjoy a long reign as Queensland coach, hailing the rookie mentor as the X-factor that helped pull off another epic Origin series boilover of the Blues. The Blues went into the 2022 series decider at Suncorp as raging favourites, but the Maroons snatched their second Origin crown
The headlines after the Maroonsâ incredible series-winning triumph in State of Origin III trumpeted âQueensland have done it againâ, a 22-12 win delivered in traditionally spectacular style as massive underdogs over the highly fancied Blues. But the headlines could just have easily been referring to Queensland once again rewriting Origin history, with one of the
Cowboys forward Tom Gilbert will become FOG No.227 by accepting one of the toughest assignments in Australian sport â playing his first game for Queensland in the white-hot furnace of a State of Origin series decider. Queenslandâs new Origin era under coach Billy Slater continues to evolve with the Maroons squad named for the Suncorp
Fatigue and a rampaging NSW team were the two sides of a State of Origin vice that crushed Queensland at Optus Stadium in Perth, with the Blues winning 44-12 to set up a series-deciding showdown at Suncorp Stadium on July 13. Queensland were brave, but sheer exhaustion caused by a mountain of defensive work meant
Despite copping a battering on the injury front, Queensland have maintained consistency and cohesion with Billy Slaterâs Maroons team named for State of Origin II at Optus Stadium on Sunday. The Maroons head to Perth looking to wrap up the series, and despite losing three members of the team that stunned the Blues 16-10 in
