NRL

Blues call Cordner into camp as Tedesco reveals painful battle in Townsville

The NSW captain needed several pain-killing injections at half-time as he revealed former skipper Boyd Cordner will be asked to join camp before game two in Brisbane.

by Adam Pengilly

Cool heads ... Ben Hunt, Daly Cherry-Evans and Dane Gagai.

The view from the wrong side of the NRL’s wild momentum swings

by Phil Lutton

Tom Trbojevic has undergone strict high-intensity sprint training every week since the Manly Corseo incident.

‘It sounds so basic’: How Tom Trbojevic is keeping his hamstrings healthy

by Christian Nicolussi

TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 09: Referee Gerard Sutton signals during game one of the 2021 State of Origin series between the New South Wales Blues and the Queensland Maroons at Queensland Country Bank Stadium on June 09, 2021 in Townsville, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Nervous NRL rush Origin referees to Queensland to avoid border chaos

by Adam Pengilly and Christian Nicolussi

NSW star to make Origin debut just six months after arthritis diagnosis

by Adam Pengilly

Insight & Analysis

Queenslander! The Origin horror movie Fittler doesn’t want to watch again

Andrew Webster

Thumped in Origin I, injury-ravaged Queensland have turned to broken-down veterans and a rookie who has played just seven NRL matches. This is when they’re at their best.

High crimes and low misdemeanours: Why NRL’s crackdown misses target

Roy Masters

The NRL’s drive to stamp out high contact fails to acknowledge that the tackler is nearly twice as likely to undergo a HIA than the ball-carrier. If the game is serious about player safety, it needs to realise this.

Mum’s cancer fight was the inspiration behind Cordner’s toughness

Danny Weidler

In retirement, we are finally getting to know the real Boyd Cordner. And what follows is a revealing insight into a man of rare steel and determination.