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Blues legend Ryan Girdler installs Queensland Origin favourites with two home games to start the 2021 series

NSW legend Ryan Girdler has turned up the heat on Queensland, installing the Maroons as favourites to retain the Origin shield because they have two home games in this year’s series, starting with next Wednesday’s opener in Townsville. The Blues have named a star-studded team loaded with form players, but Girdler believes the Queenslanders hold the edge given they will […]

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Truth behind Fittler’s toughest Origin call

NSW coach Brad Fittler says Jack Wighton’s versatility led him to select the 2020 Dally M winner on the bench rather than at five-eighth for this year’s Origin opener. On Sunday evening, Fittler announced Panthers star Jarome Luai would make his Origin debut at six in Game I, pushing Wighton out of the starting 13. However, Fittler recognises both Wighton […]

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Bennett’s Bunnies ‘stand behind’ besieged NRL boss V’landys in light of player mutiny push

Rabbitohs coach Wayne Bennett has implored ARLC chairman Peter V’landys not to back down in the face of player power, despite Rugby League Players Association boss Clint Newton claiming the game’s stars are “frustrated, angry, confused and concerned” about the game. The Sydney Morning Herald reported Newton stopped short of declaring the players wanted to oust V’landys, but Bennett urged […]

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