NSW Blues
These 20 minutes are the Blues’ biggest problem. This is how they fix it
NSW have gone into half-time in the past three Origin games trailing Queensland by a combined score of 66-12.
- Billie Eder
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- State of Origin
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
‘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
- Opinion
- State of Origin
The NRL needs to stand down Ashley Klein from Origin
Plus, the selection of Roosters winger Mark Nawaqanitawase in the NSW side following the withdrawal of Bulldogs pair Stephen Crichton and Jacob Kiraz has left his club fuming.
- Danny Weidler
- Updated
- State of Origin
Nawaqanitawase to make Blues debut after McLean ruled out, Bostock called into camp
The Roosters winger will replace Casey McLean in the Blues’ line-up at the MCG next week, while Dolphins centre Jack Bostock has been called into camp as outside back cover.
- Billie Eder
- Around The Clubs
- NRL 2026
Is Jarome Luai’s PNG move really harming Wests Tigers? Benji Marshall has his say
The Tigers have struggled since Luai signed with the Chiefs, including a 68-0 humiliation last Sunday. Can they bounce back when the club farewells Leichhardt Oval for 18 months?
- Christian Nicolussi and Adrian Proszenko
Brutal, brilliant and a bit mad: Why Hudson Young is an enforcer from another era
Grubbers and chip kicks. Flick passes and offloads between his legs. The Blues back-rower brings the beauty of park footy to the NRL’s biggest stage.
- Dan Walsh
- Analysis
- State of Origin
This Maroons star beat Casey McLean cold. It set up his rise to Origin’s toughest role
The Blues’ newest sensation will defend in rugby league’s hardest position – opposite the man who embarrassed him earlier this year.
- Dan Walsh
Daley wanted Moses going ‘full clip’ on Thursday. It didn’t happen. So what now?
The Blues playmaker trained away from the main group on Thursday – with Ethan Strange running at No.6 – as he continues his rehabilitation from a hamstring strain.
- Christian Nicolussi
- Opinion
- NRL 2026
The NRL needs an extra 100 players. Here’s how we target rugby’s strongholds
They’re fast, strong, gifted athletes with physical footy in their DNA. South Africa and New Zealand’s south island are rugby league’s next talent pathways.
- Andrew Johns