Laurie Daley was under immense pressure heading into the 2026 Origin series — but now he deserves “respect” after a series-opening victory according to one leading journalist.

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Former Blues five-eighth Josh Reynolds has come to the defence of Laurie Daley, taking aim at critics who have “had a crack” at the NSW coach.

Queensland's task of levelling the State of Origin series has become more difficult after confirmation two of its stars have been ruled out of Game II at the MCG.

Broncos coach Michael Maguire unleashed a six-minute spray, slamming his playing group after a desperately poor performance against a winless Dragons outfit on Sunday evening.

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A moment between Bulldogs skipper Stephen Crichton and young halfback Lachlan Galvin has captured the attention of the rugby league world for all the wrong reasons.

As if Laurie Daley didn’t already have a big enough headache counting down to Origin II, the job for the NSW coach just became a lot more complicated after another huge weekend of NRL action.

Andrew Johns, a former legendary halfback for the NSW Blues, has proposed a radical idea on who should replace Blayke Brailey as the utility option on the interchange bench.

Given the weekend also marked the anniversary of Lachlan Galvin’s controversial switch to the Bulldogs last year, Wests Tigers fans were well within their rights to boo Galvin every time he touched the ball during their team’s 22-16 win.