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If Origin was an HBO series
We reckon the company that produces arguably the best-ever television shows is missing out on a pearler of a background subject: State of Origin. Here’s a run-down of what a series summary of “Origin” may look like …
12 Jul 2017
When Petero tried to smash Tim Grant
Ah, state against state, mate against mate. It’s the most powerful mantra in Australian sport.
10 Jul 2017
11 ways to keep Sydney NRL fans coming back
Getting people through the gates is all about offering them a fun experience which they won’t get watching the game at home on TV. So here goes nothing …
27 Jun 2017
Thurston to miss remainder of season
Legendary Queensland five-eighth Johnathan Thurston will miss the third and deciding game of the 2017 State of Origin series as he prepares for surgery on an injured shoulder.
23 Jun 2017
Legends reveal club Origin tension
The annual three-game concept is traditionally billed as “Mate against Mate”, but as Laurie Daley, Paul Langmack (pictured above left), Peter Wynn (above right) and Graeme Wynn shared with Inside Sport in a candid roundtable discussion recently, the effects of State of Origin can definitely be felt at club level.
20 Jun 2017
Cronk shares how he and JT work their Origin magic
Inside Sport recently chatted to Australia, Queensland and Melbourne Storm superstar half Cooper Cronk about what makes the great Johnathan Thurston … great.
19 Jun 2017
Petero: why Queenslanders care about Origin so much
For years, New South Welsh-people have watched Queenslanders celebrate their annual State of Origin series victories as if they were winning for the very first time … We wanted to get to the bottom of why, so we asked one of the Maroons’ finest.
15 Jun 2017
NRL Round 14: Previews and verdicts
Here, we take a look at this weekend's match-ups, and offer a verdict on who will claim the points in a full round of NRL games.
8 Jun 2017
John Grant exit mirrors Arko's departure 20 years ago
Interestingly – or not, depending on how much of a rugby league nerd you are – John Grant’s decision to stand down comes roughly 20 years after rugby league had learned of the resignation of its long-time chair, former Manly player and long-time rugby league administrator Ken Arthurson.
7 Jun 2017
Bulldogs skipper denies ‘crisis’ meeting
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs captain James Graham is bemused that a private gathering organised by players in the wake of the club’s record loss to Penrith has been labelled a “crisis” meeting.
7 Jun 2017
Number nines at top of tackle count
Three hookers – Andrew McCullough, Jake Friend and Cameron McInnes are dominating the NRL’s tackle count at the halfway stage of the 2017 season.
6 Jun 2017
Raiders nowhere near where they want to be
At the halfway mark of the NRL season, the Canberra Raiders’ position on the ladder accurately reflects the type of season they’ve experienced. They’ve won some, they’ve lost some, but this isn’t where the Green Machine pictured itself at the start of 2017.
5 Jun 2017
NRL Round 13: the good, bad and ugly
With the dust settled on the halfway-round of the NRL (yes, the regular season is still going despite it being Origin season), here’s a quick look at the well, you know how it goes …
5 Jun 2017
Sydney NRL fans spoilt for choice
The rugby league world is about to discover the true effects of State of Origin on the NRL’s 2017 regular season, with five premiership games scheduled in Sydney across this weekend.
2 Jun 2017
Top six State of Origin fights
There’s been plenty of biff between the Cockroaches and Cane Toads over the years. In the June 2017 edition of Inside Sport, we’ve produced a guide to the most fiery and gruesome confrontations.
20 May 2017
Petero pumped for Maroon Festival
Brisbane-based disciples of the Queensland Maroons will be able to start their State of Origin party early this year, with an action-packed “Maroon Festival” ahead of Game 1 of the 2017 series.
19 May 2017
Great mysteries of the Origin world: 2017
Despite the Maroons’ current era of dominance, each year the unique interstate battle that is State of Origin throws up more and more questions.
19 May 2017
Cronk, Gasnier and Hodges analyse Thurston
On the eve of Johnathan Thurston’s final State of Origin series, Inside Sport asked Fox League’s Mark Gasnier, Justin Hodges and Cooper Cronk to talk shop about arguably the best rugby league player of all time.
18 May 2017
Every minute counts in an NRL player’s week
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks staffer Andrew Gray has offered valuable insight into the training and preparation demands of elite-level rugby league players in the May 2017 edition of Inside Sport magazine.
20 Apr 2017
Billy Moore: how today’s game is different to my era
At a recent Fox Sports function, we sat the North Sydney Bears and Queensland Maroons legend down and asked him to outline the biggest changes he notices between the modern game and his era.
12 Apr 2017
A night out at Adelaide’s Showdown
At the weekend, I flew over to Adelaide to hang with my better half during her off-time. She was attending a weekend-long Indigenous conference. Somehow, I ended up at The Showdown.
10 Apr 2017
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