This article was first written for and published by NRL.com.  Women’s State of Origin last Friday night was a roaring success.

This article was first written and published for The Roar. New South Wales may have won State of Origin Game 2 by a whopping 38 points to 6, but leading into Game 3 coach Brad Fittler cannot afford to rest on his laurels. We saw a much improved NSW in Game 2 and they dominated […]

This article was first written for and published by The Roar. On Friday night, the New South Wales Blues beat the Queensland Maroons 14-4 in the second ever women’s State of Origin clash in front of 10,515 people at North Sydney Oval.

This article was first written for and published by NRL.com. If you asked me my highlight of the 2018 rugby league season, without hesitation I would say the inaugural Women’s State of Origin at North Sydney Oval. For those who have followed the women’s game for so long, it was a watershed moment.

This article was first written and published for The Roar. Was Brad Fittler watching the same State of Origin Game 1 that I was? After seeing the Blues squad that has been announced for Game 2 of this year’s series, my big question is, barring injury, were such big wholesale changes required?

This article was first written and published for the Roar. The wait is over. This week the Queensland Maroons and New South Wales Blues have both named their teams for the second Women’s State of Origin to be held at North Sydney Oval, next Friday 21st June. It’s fair to say that for both teams […]

This article for and published by NRL.com. On Tuesday I woke up to the news that Tim Mannah had asked the club for a release from the remainder of his Eels contract to join the Wests Tigers. While no official announcement has been made by either club, I get the sense a deal is coming. […]

This article was first written and published for the Roar.  The New South Wales Blues may have gone into State of Origin Game 1 as favourites, but when the siren went, the scoreline was 18-14 in favour of the Queensland Maroons. The day after, rugby league Twitter went into meltdown. It’s true that the takes […]

This article was first written for and published by NRL.com. When Cody Walker said he wouldn’t sing the national anthem prior to the State of Origin series opener he answered honestly. He said the anthem did not represent him or his family.

This article was first written and published for The Roar.  We’re now just two sleeps away from Game One of the 2019 State of Origin series. For weeks we debated what the teams would look like, who the Queensland Maroons would name as their captain and who the New South Wales halves would be.