The Latest Breaking News from Brad Fittler

Panicked Blues pose threat to Maroons

NSW's Penrith combinations pose a threat to Queensland's hopes of wrapping up the Origin series with a game to spare, according to Maroons great Billy Moore.

AAP · Jun 21, 2022

Ringside seat gives Koroisau clear vision

Api Koroisau will come into the NSW side for Origin II with the aim of disrupting Queensland's dominance at the ruck.

AAP · Jun 21, 2022

Discarded Knights Tyson Frizell and Jacob Saifiti left in a state of confusion

Frizell and Saifiti were included in the 22-man squad for the series opener on June 8 but, other than spending more than a week in camp with the Blues, played no game-day role in the 16-10 loss to Queensland at Accor Stadium.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 20, 2022

State of Origin reborn as pent-up frustration evaporates in front of sell-out crowd

A great sporting rivalry returned to the fore as fans at a packed stadium in Sydney tried to put the pandemic behind them

The Guardian - AU · Jun 9, 2022

Cleary cops loss as personal wake-up call

Nathan Cleary has taken NSW's series-opening loss to Queensland personally, labelling it a 'kick up the backside' to start his State of Origin series.

AAP · Jun 8, 2022

State of Origin I: New South Wales struggles with favouritism again as lessons of two years ago fail to sink in

New South Wales have always struggled with favouritism, and while they should have learned their lesson two years ago, the message is yet to sink in, writes Nick Campton.

ABC News · Jun 8, 2022

NSW on back foot after opening Origin loss

NSW will need to wind the clock back to 1994 in order to win the State of Origin series after losing the opening game to Queensland on home turf.

AAP · Jun 8, 2022

Munster stars as Maroons win Origin opener

Queensland have beaten NSW 16-10 to claim the State of Origin series opener and notch their first win in Sydney since 2017, with Cameron Munster starring.

AAP · Jun 8, 2022

NSW ready to take Origin grind to Maroons

One year after blowing Queensland off the park in State of Origin I, NSW are preparing to grind their way to victory over the Maroons in the 2022 series-opener.

AAP · Jun 7, 2022

Origin scene for Kangaroos No.7 battle

Incumbent Kangaroos No.7 Daly Cherry-Evans can peg back Nathan Cleary's charge for his green and gold jersey with a good State of Origin showing.

AAP · Jun 7, 2022