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The Dolphins are red-hot currently in the NRL.

Calls for a standalone Origin period get louder each year. Here’s the counterargument

Sure, there’s a good case for putting the NRL on hold during the interstate series. But the weekend’s action provided ammo for the other side of the debate.

  • Malcolm Knox

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Klein is said to be interested in getting into sports administration.

Gambling ref Klein sat in on stewards inquiry while ‘training’ with Racing NSW

Ashley Klein, the State of Origin referee who had a $400,000 gambling problem known to the NRL, has been undertaking professional development at Racing NSW.

  • Chris Barrett
Dolphins stars Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow and Max Plath (centre) lead a six-man club contingent into Origin game two, while the Broncos this series have had most selected as reserves, including Ezra Mam (left) and Reece Walsh (right) this series.

How new kings of Origin usurped under-siege Broncos

In less than four seasons, the Dolphins have usurped the Broncos – and Storm for the matter – as Queensland’s Origin kingpins. So how have they done it?

  • Nick Wright
GIF Api Koroisau dummy-half runs - Wests Tigers v Dolphins.

Cameron Smith’s biggest Origin II fear? Rugby league’s greatest ‘liar’

Kangaroos, Maroons and Storm great Smith is on edge as he explains how Api Koroisau has mastered the art of dummy half play.

  • Dan Walsh
Mitchell Moses

‘I’m ready to go’: Moses allays fears over hamstring ahead of Origin II

The Blues playmaker will start Wednesday’s clash at the MCG after fully recovering from the strain that kept him out of the opener, with Ethan Strange poised to come off the bench in the second half.

  • Christian Nicolussi
Ashley Klein is scheduled to referee the second match of the Origin series on Wednesday night.

Klein should stand down from Origin duties following gambling revelations

As the NRL closes in on what it hopes will be a $4 billion broadcast rights deal, it is now dealing with unwanted attention.

  • Roy Masters
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Jarome Luai celebrates one of his three second-half tries on Sunday.

Jarome and hosed: Luai hat-trick seals stunning Leichhardt farewell for Tigers

In a match of mad momentum swings, it had to be the Tigers’ co-captain who stood tall and steered his side to victory on Sunday.

  • Dan Walsh
Isaah Yeo with his parents Justin and Amy back in 2014.

‘It didn’t feel like a sacrifice’: How Yeo’s bush grind shaped a potential Origin-winning captain

Isaah Yeo has won premierships and represented Australia, but the Blues skipper says leading NSW to a series victory would rank among the proudest moments of his career.

  • Tom Decent
NRL referee Ashley Klein.

Klein’s problem gambling spiralled on NRL’s watch

Rugby league’s top referee continued to gamble even as the NRL began monitoring his betting in 2019, accruing substantial losses that eventually prompted him to self-exclude.

  • Chris Barrett, Roy Masters and Adrian Proszenko
Eels tryscorer Jordan Samrani.
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Gritty Eels snap losing streak and dent Raiders’ finals hopes

Parramatta have put Canberra’s season on life support after inflicting a ninth loss of the season for the 2025 minor premiers on Saturday.

  • Dominic Brock