NRL

Tino Fa’asuamaleaui is tackled by Siosifa Talakai.

Opinion

Fittler’s perfect tactics against fractured Maroons

NSW won in Perth, but the greatest weapon in the Queensland arsenal is the chip on their shoulder; their entrenched need to avenge NSW insults, relish adversity and triumph over injustice. And they will use all of them in the decider.

by Roy Masters

Nathan Cleary celebrates one of his two rapid-fire tries in as many minutes.

NRL 2022

Representative round key takeouts: What we learnt from Origin and the Tests

by Caden Helmers, Phil Lutton, Dan Walsh, Adrian Proszenko and Adam Pengilly

Felise Kaufusi is sent to the bin in Perth.

State of Origin

Did Blues’ complaints lead to moment that changed Origin series?

by Christian Nicolussi

State of Origin

Largest Origin TV audience since 2019 tunes in for game two rout

NSW 44 Queensland 12

State of Origin

Panthers perfection as Blues demolish Queensland in emphatic fashion

by Dan Walsh

Insight & Analysis

State of Origin player ratings: How the Blues and Maroons fared in game two

We run the rule over the players who rose to the occasion in game two in Perth and those who would like to have their time over again.

Adrian Proszenko and Caden Helmers

Talk of NSW demise proves much ado about Nathan

Since the narrow loss to Queensland in game one, there’s been much hand wringing and furious tweeting about the parlous state of rugby league in our fair state.

Andrew Webster

Chief Sports Writer

Go west, we’ll do just fine: Fittler makes all right moves with series on line

By the time Brad Fittler got onto the plane for Perth, he had assembled a line-up that turned this State of Origin match into Penrith versus Queensland.