Sport
NRL
Queensland win series with emphatic 22-6 Townsville decider victory
Queensland have won the first-ever women’s State of Origin decider against an error-riddled Sky Blues side who struggled to get into the contest.
- by Billie Eder and Tom Decent
Insight & Analysis
NSW played a perfect 40 minutes of football. Can they do it for 80 in Brisbane?
NSW made only one error in the opening half, as close as any side will ever come to rugby league perfection.
Adrian Proszenko
Chief Rugby League Reporter
State of Origin player ratings: How the Blues and Maroons fared in game two
How the 34 players fared when the 2024 series graced the hallowed turf of the MCG.
Tragic to Madge-ic to ... Brisbane, where Origin cycles on and all bets are off
Origin really only knows one way: profound despair followed by uncontrolled hubris followed by depression followed by over-confidence. It’s the Blues’ turn to enjoy the high.
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
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Opinion
State of Origin
The Blues’ fantasy land is just over there - but they’re not there yet
There were only a handful of minutes left in the first half of Origin II when NSW players, coaches and fans must have wondered if someone had slipped something into their drink.
- by Andrew Webster
Analysis
State of Origin
‘Got what we deserved’: The five vital moments of Origin II
Stephen Crichton and Mitchell Moses featured on a highlights reel that was already extensive by half-time on Wednesday night.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Opinion
State of Origin
No one can overcome my kiss of death – not even the mighty Maroons
- by Peter FitzSimons
Extras
Analysis
NRL 2024
Every NRL club’s schedule ranked from toughest to easiest
- by Adam Pengilly and Dan Walsh
From Hazem to JT: 25 memorable NRL moments from the sidelines
- by Andrew Webster, Adrian Proszenko, Michael Chammas, Adam Pengilly, Dan Walsh and Christian Nicolussi
