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
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 MAROON MANIA is set to sweep the far north Queensland city of Cairns tomorrow with up to 10,000 people expected to attend a historic fan day with the Queensland State of Origin players at Barlow Park. Coach Billy Slater and his 19-man Maroon squad jetted north today for a mini-camp this week
By Wayne Heming Queensland coach Billy Slater has stuck with the team which wrapped up the State of Origin series in Brisbane last month to inflict the state’s fifth clean sweep on the Blues in Sydney on Wednesday week. Slater and his co-selectors Gene Miles and Daren Lockyer have authorised just two
By Wayne Heming It’s 34 years ago this week since Queensland produced one of its finest and most courageous Origin victories in Sydney. Origin clashes have given rugby league fans many amazing moments and mountains of memories since the concept was launched at Lang Park back in 1980. Origin victories are built on toughness,
By Wayne Heming Queensland coach Billy Slater says the Maroons must bring their best game to Suncorp Stadium next Wednesday night and not rely too heavily on the sellout crowd getting them home when the going gets tough. Slater today announced his 17-man squad for game two on Wednesday week, recalling Melbourne Storm winger Xavier
By Wayne Heming Queensland legend Wally Lewis is confident Queensland’s super coaches will head off any complacency cracks before the Maroons attempt to secure back-to-back State of Origin series wins at Suncorp Stadium this month. “Not with the coaching staff they’ve got,” declared Lewis when asked about the risk of the Queensland players getting too
By Wayne Heming The opening game of this year’s interstate series against NSW in Adelaide will be very special for Queensland Origin captain Daly Cherry-Evans. The 34-year-old halfback, who is advancing on 300 NRL club games for Manly, will join an elite group of Queensland players who are already recipients of the prestigious FOGS Dick
