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CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT On the Eve Of Origin, Queenslanders remain confident as youthful Maroons side prepares for Game 1 with far fewer cracks in the squad than last year. Queensland starts a new era on Wednesday night, after Billy Slater and Greg Inglis joined fellow future Immortals Cameron Smith, Johnathan Thurston and Cooper Cronk in representative retirement. It is the first time since...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT With just 24 hours until the Maroons squad arrive in Brisbane to begin the high-knees, coach Kevin Walters is making sure everything goes to script. With a list of notes provided to him by the mythical 'Coach Whisperer' - Kevin is making sure that no one in the Queensland camp refers to the opposition side by name, except for...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT As the winter codes begin to get weighed down by mid-season suspensions, one local dad has offered a small bit of insight into why it's pretty important to hold players to account for on-field violence. Glenn Cox (59) who reckons he could have probably played professionally if he took his footy a bit more seriously, says while he doesn't...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The new and improved ICC World Cup is still going ahead, that's according to the English and South African players currently warming up in London. Despite not getting even a slight look-in during Australia's last few months of Folau, Election, AFL and Origin-heavy news cycle, representatives from the ICC say that the World Cup is well and truly going...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | Contact Brisbane Broncos fullback Darius Boyd has today reacted badly to the news that Jimmy The Jet is heading down south to the Rabbitohs. It was confirmed a short time ago that James Roberts has been allowed to walk out of Red Hill to reunite with supercoach Wayne Bennett. The news that Wayne got his man and has negotiated...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | Contact The Wallabies have today launched their official jersey for the Rugby World Cup in Japan later this year. Following a run of poor results and the whole off-field thing that has been the Israel Folau saga, the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has confirmed today that things are looking up. Given what could very loosely be described as a...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Wallabies flanker David Pocock has confirmed he has played his last match for the Brumbies in Super Rugby and will now focus entirely on his 100% renewables-powered, 100% waste-free, 100% rainwater, eco-cabin and surrounding veggie patch. Pocock has played 77 Tests for Australia and says finishing the build on this cabin will help with his fitness for the upcoming...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Queensland Origin coach Kevin Walters has reportedly cranked up the euphoria at day 1 of the 2019 Maroons camp. With a new squad made up entirely of a younger crop of players who missed out of the 8-in-a-row dynasty, Walters said his biggest focus this year is culture The team will now be based in the heart of Brisbane instead...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | Contact Melbourne's lawyers, surgeons and finance people have today received the first batch of good news since the coalition government's election victory 10 days ago. With the Melbourne Demons copping another hiding on the weekend, the 1% of our nation's bohemian epicentre have been boosted by reports that a heavy dump has occurred on the snowfields. "It's fantastic news,...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | Contact The 3rd Grade Captain of the Betoota Mutts has saved the club's face this weekend after a dismal performance out on the paddock. After going down in all grades, everything was on the line in the boat race for the Dolphins on the fine Autumn's evening away in Bedourie. With a bad day for the club set to...