'I let down the entire state': Blues forward's savage self-assessment

• ANDREW WEBSTER

The Blues skipper is in doubt for the decider with a calf injury – and in the rooms after the Origin II defeat he knew it

As so often has been the case, Blues best just not good enough

NSW were less than four minutes away from claiming the State of Origin series before Dane Gagai and Maroons champion Johnathan Thurston stepped up .

How Laurie Daley went from almost being sacked to bringing NSW back in from the cold

After last year's series defeat, some on the NSWRL wanted the coach sacked. He changed his ways and now has the Blues primed for an Origin series win.

The $500 million monster devouring the NRL

It's time for the NRL to shorten the season and put all three Origins on standalone weekends.

'I was filthy at Brad Arthur and Parra for a long time'

How the Blues hooker cleared the air with the Eels coach — and then became a NSW Origin player

It's time to blow up the ARLC and start again

Rugby league needs an enema – and I'm prepared to deliver it right now.

Fifita has every right to ask for $1 million

He says he's the ninth-best prop in the game, but on current form deserves to be its best paid.

Daley fears Queensland will strangle them out of Origin II

While some are prepared to slam Queensland's selection of Tim Glasby, the Blues say it points to the style of play the Maroons will adopt in game two

The Star isn't NSW's problem – complacency is

There has been much handwringing about the Blues staying at a casino in the build-up to Origin II. But the return of Queensland stars Johnathan Thurston and Billy Slater along with a sense of smugness is what should concern coach Laurie Daley the most.