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Here’s how the Queensland Maroons rated in game one of the 2024 State of Origin series. 1. Reece Walsh: Smashed in the head by Joseph Suaalii in the seventh minute and wasn’t seen on the field again. 3/10 (through no fault of his own) 2.… Read More »Maroons Player Ratings: DCE delivers, unsung heroes galore in the pack and Billy’s big bench gamble pays off

Here’s how the NSW Blues rated in game one of the 2024 State of Origin series. 1. James Tedesco: Defended well. Ran hard for big metres. Scored a try. Saved a try. I never thought he should have been dropped. 6.5/10 2. Brian To’o: Acquitted… Read More »Blues Player Ratings: Suaalii gets a zero but star teammate just a two for lack of impact, debutant duo upstage veterans

Queensland veteran Daly Cherry-Evans led his team to an emphatic win over the 12-man Blues and immediately handed the plaudits to coach Billy Slater for preparing them for the sensational start to Origin I. Cherry-Evans’ night was capped with a stunning intercept, run and kick… Read More »‘In Billy we trust’: DCE’s praise for ‘masterstroke’ after delivering MOTM performance in crushing win

NSW started the State of Origin series opener poorly and by the seventh minute their hopes evaporated when Joseph Suaalii was sent off for his horrendous hit on Reece Walsh. The Blues debutant was rightly sent off for knocking out the Broncos star in a… Read More »Hammer’s hat-trick propels Maroons to record-breaking win over brave Blues after Suaalii’s sickening send-off