It’s down to four and as most tipsters predicted, they are the four clubs that occupied the top positions on the NRL ladder following 27 rounds. It took 408 games or roughly 544 hours, give or take a few golden point games, for one of the tightest NRL competitions in years, to sort out the
North Queensland Cowboys forward and FOG#223, Reuben Cotter has captured a special Origin awards double adding the Ron McAuliffe medal as the Queensland players’ player to his Wally Lewis medal as the player of the 2023 interstate series. The QRL awards were held at the Brisbane City Hall on Friday. Rooster’s power forward and Queensland
The FOGS join the rugby league community today in offering their deepest condolences to John “Cracker” McDonald’s family following his peaceful passing overnight, aged 79. McDonald, born and educated in Toowoomba in 1944, was a beacon of Queensland rugby league as a distinguished player, coach, and charismatic administrator. He served as Chairman of both the
In this episode of Life After Origin, we catch up with FOG#106, Jason Hetherington, for an enlightening and entertaining chat about his career and life after rugby league. The “Bushy from Baralaba” lived up to his reputation as a dry and at times deadpan character, speaking openly about a number of topics, including his own
The keyboard cowards putting the boot into Latrell Mitchell need to grow up because, like me, they probably haven’t got a clue what he might be going through in his personal life or behind the scenes with South Sydney. What I do know, from my own experiences, is that Mitchell and any other rugby league
Last week we launched our “Life After Origin” series by chatting with former Queensland forward Dave Brown. This time we catch up with the man named “Horse” -- Bryan Niebling. As a teenager playing in Murgon, a rural country town some 250 kilometers northwest of Brisbane, Niebling attracted interest from a few Brisbane clubs who
I don’t know about the average Joe Punter but the question is no longer which two teams will play off in the NRL grand final, but who will play the Penrith Panthers for the title on the first Sunday in October. I know there are still a few rounds of action to go before two
Welcome to a new column where we catch up with some FOGS players and talk about life after league and get their thoughts and opinions on the great game. We kick off the series with Brisbane-born Dave Brown FOG #33 -- a tungsten-tough prop who played during rugby league’s wild west days when players were
By Wayne Heming FOG #176 Daly Cherry-Evans will claim a special place in Queensland and Australian rugby league history this weekend running out for game number 300 for Manly against the St George Illawarra Dragons at Wollongong’s WIN Stadium on Saturday. The FOGS wish the Queensland captain, who retained the State of Origin series 2-1
By Wayne Heming Three-nil clean sweeps are not common on Origin players’ resumes. There have only been seven Origin shutouts in 40 years since the best-of-three concept was introduced in 1982. That’s why it is so important for the 10 players who have the opportunity in Sydney next week to grab the chance to
