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Maroons face all-time salvage mission to regain shield

Queensland must replicate NSW's 2024 heroics to come back and win State of Origin on the road. But game one suggests it will be far harder for the Maroons.

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Billy The Kid looks out of bullets as Maroons face another Origin defeat

Billy Slater is still revered in Queensland but he may have to consider personnel changes after a one-sided opening defeat to NSWBlues

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Don't sack me: Cherry-Evans responds to legend's call

Maroons skipper Daly Cherry-Evans insists his team can make history and win the current Origin series after NSW legend Andrew Johns said he should be dropped.

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New South Wales defeat Queensland 18-6 in series opener – as it happened

Minute-by-minute report: The Blues completed back-to-back victories over their old foes in Brisbane with an 18-6 win in the 2025 series opener

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State of Origin sells itself as winds of change leave violence and hate behind

The rugby league showpiece series is making the most of a new formula as players and coaches save any war of words for the battle on the field

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Slater admits to nerves, hails his two trump cards

As Queensland welcome back their two most influential players, coach Billy Slater admits to nerves ahead of the State of Origin series opener.

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Destroyer Toia gets Maroons tick from 1995 tyro Ikin

Ben Ikin, the youngest and least experienced State of Origin debutant, has explained why 10-game NRL rookie Robert Toia can shine on Queensland debut.

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DCE in line with Klein as skipper rubbishes subterfuge

Queensland captain Daly Cherry-Evans has addressed a photo of him in relaxed conversation with referee Ashley Klein and slammed a Selwyn Cobbo conspiracy theory

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How Nanai's club axing steeled him for Maroons

Queensland forward Jeremiah Nanai's shock club axing in round two has been described as "the kick up the butt he needed" and now he is ready to fire in Origin.

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Ponga sheds quad issue in vital step for Maroons

Tom Dearden has prepared to be ready for any contingency as Queensland's No.14, as Kalyn Ponga joined team training for the first time in camp.

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Maroons prop's Origin plea for refs to 'let it slide'

Queensland front-rower Moeaki Fotuaika has made a not-so-subtle State of Origin wish regarding the NRL's crackdown on high contact.

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History repeats with Bulldogs bitten by Origin rule

Not for the first time, Canterbury are preparing to lose a player to State of Origin duty, but they are unlikely to see him take the field in the series opener.

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Devil in the detail: debutant Maroon's rise after ACLs

Beau Fermor has risen from two ACL ruptures in his short career and the Queenslander has erased any doubts about whether he could return to his best.

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How Slater's 'gold' helps Ponga go to another level

Kalyn Ponga will start at fullback for Queensland for the first time since 2022, and he intends to hang on to it by putting in a performance to be proud of.

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'Blood everywhere': stitched-up Bronco an Origin lock

Pat Carrigan has recalled the gruesome scenes and quick action taken to ensure he'll be free to run out for Queensland in the State of Origin opener.

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How 'diving on concrete' shaped latest Maroons rookie

Queensland rookie Trent Loiero's State of Origin mentors say a lot about the type of player Billy Slater will blood in next week's State of Origin opener.

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'Best I've seen': Toia's rise from rugby gun to Maroons

Queensland debutant Robert Toia is ready to mark Latrell Mitchell on his State of Origin debut after Nudgee College and Sydney Roosters set him on his path.

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Few surprises from conservative NSW as Queensland handle late Origin curveballs

Returning Blues coach Laurie Daley is unlikely to take a kamikaze approach and it appears the Maroons have the advantage heading into the series

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Maroons' debutant ball, headed by rookie destroyer Toia

Queensland coach Billy Slater has put his faith in new blood, with Robert Toia, Beau Fermor and Trent Loiero to feature in the State of Origin cauldron.

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Ponga return at No.1 is Hammer blow to Blues: Hodges

Kalyn Ponga and Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow are in a battle to play fullback for Queensland and Maroons great Justin Hodges believes it should be Ponga.

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Tino cleared as Maroons star accepts his Origin fate

Tino Fa'asuamaleaui is breathing a sigh of relief but fellow Queensland star Ben Hunt has given up hope of featuring in the State of Origin opener.

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'Firecracker' Gilbert endorsed for Maroons return

Dolphins captain Tom Gilbert is tipped to complete a remarkable injury comeback and return to the State of Origin arena for the first time in two years..

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Cowboy Cotter set to miss two games on eve of Origin

Reuben Cotter has received a two-match ban for a shot that the NRL match officials did not detect on the field at Magic Round.

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Mann ready to join Beetson as oldest Maroons debutants

More than a decade after making an NRL debut as a centre, Canterbury lock Kurt Mann believes he is more ready than ever to take his chance in State of Origin.

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Surgery for Dolphins' Plath damages lock's Origin hopes

Versatile Dolphins lock Max Plath is facing a month on the sidelines after foot surgery as the side's season reaches a critical point.

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