QLD Maroons 2024

[chanticleer]

So is Coates and Holmes together on the right or left for QLD?

 

[ALX25]

Brendan Piakura: 'Living the dream, that is for sure'

Brendan Piakura is still pinching himself after getting a call from Queensland Maroons coach Billy Slater to join camp ahead of State of Origin Game I.

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[ALX25]

Ezra Mam: 'Trying to be the best player I can and best person I can'

Exciting young gun Ezra Mam was so stoked with his call-up into Billy Slater's State of Origin Game I squad that he was one of the first to arrive on Monday.

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[ALX25]

Consistency key as Su'A fulfills personal promise | QRL

A personal vow to stop letting others down through his footy has paved the way for Jaydn Su'A to return to the Origin arena this year.

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[ALX25]

In pictures: Devils help Maroons prepare for Game I

The Norths Devils joined the Queensland Maroons in camp to help them prepare for State of Origin Game I. Photos: Scott Davis and Erick Lucero/QRL

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[ALX25]

No dozing off: Why Hunt won't say no when Billy calls | QRL

Any time Ben Hunt starts to think about representative retirement, his mind goes back to the feeling of seeing Billy Slater's number pop up on his phone.

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[ALX25]

Family and football set to collide again for Cotter in series opener | QRL

Footy and family have always gone hand-in-hand for Reuben Cotter and this coming week will be no different, with two important events set to coincide.

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[Rising from the Ashes]

What's Fifita done to upset Slater, Fifita has been killing it this year..

Su'A has been crap for the Dragons.

 

[ALX25]

Collins class: Lindsay emerges as Maroons new leader from old habits | QRL

Maroons big man Lindsay Collins has quietly become a leader in amongst the squad, with the attention to detail he puts into the small things allowing him to deliver in the big moments on the field.

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[ALX25]

Wet weather predicted for Wednesday night.

 

[Bobby DIGital]

Brendan Piakura: 'Living the dream, that is for sure'

Brendan Piakura is still pinching himself after getting a call from Queensland Maroons coach Billy Slater to join camp ahead of State of Origin Game I.

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He will become another great QueeNZland Maori.

 

[Rising from the Ashes]

Wet weather predicted for Wednesday night.

Overcast with showers

 

[ALX25]

He will become another great QueeNZland Maori.

Last time I checked Helensvale was located in the Gold Coast.

 

[Desert Qlder]

Last time I checked Helensvale was located in the Gold Coast.

His wiki says heritage from India and Cook islands. That's in New Zealand.

 

[Bobby DIGital]

His wiki says heritage from India and Cook islands. That's in New Zealand.

The Cook Islands is in the realm of NZ, and it's native people are called Cook Island Maori.

 

[Desert Qlder]

The 'realm' lol

 

[ALX25]

In pictures: Game I captain's run

The Queensland Maroons have finished preparations for State of Origin Game I with captain's run in Sydney. Photos: Erick Lucero/QRL

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[Big Pete]

Queensland Maroons 38 (Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 3, Ben Hunt 2, Xavier Coates tries; Valentine Holmes 7/7 goals) def. New South Wales 10

1-0

The biggest talking point coming out of the game is the Suaalii hit on Walsh. Suaalii was justifiably sent off and Walsh took no further part in the game and it appears he won't be available for another game until at least Origin II. There's some talk about whether it was a deliberate ploy and NSW intended to take him out of the game.

I wouldn't go that far, but like the Taylan May incident, I think there was a plan to target him off the ball. I believe the Suaalii incident was the third cheap shot in a short span of time and ultimately it compromised the entire game.

Otherwise it looked like a training run for the Maroons at times. At 20-6 after 25 minutes, it looked like the Maroons took the foot off the pedal and invited the Blues back into it with some sloppy football. It eventually took it's toll and the Blues did well to make it a 20-10 game until the 65th minute when Ben Hunt capitilised on some quality work from the backs to put the game out of reach.

It was the type of performance you'd come to expect from the Maroons. The forwards toiled hard and opened up the edges for Queensland and the Maroons superior continuity out-wide made the difference.

In the end, the Selwyn Cobbo selection paid off. It was the typical Cobbo performance where he had a few lackadaisical moments, but then he pulls a rabbit out of the hat and it just sparks the team. Hopgood played well on debut, he scrapped hard in the middle, produced some quality second phase and wore a massive hit from Martin only to brush it off.

I don't think Dearden's support runners helped him at time, but ultimately Tommy played well in his second Origin game. He came up with a big try-saver in the first half, proved a real handful running the ball and his fitness paid off at the death when he put the Hammer away for his hat-trick. Watching it, I couldn't help but sense some deja vu with JT giving it onto Slater to win the 2008 series.

Cherry-Evans was a well deserved Man of the Match and he has a golden opportunity to add to his Origin legacy.

 

[ALX25]

Clear as day NSW targeted Walsh and it backfired spectacularly.

The leaders of the side stood up when it counted.

Hopefully no more injuries occur in the next two rounds as the side picks itself.

 

[ALX25]

State of Origin 2024, Game One, Origin I, New South Wales Blues v Queensland Maroons, match report, score, highlights, statistics, analysis | QRL

A record-equaling effort from Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow helped the Maroons draw first blood in the 2024 Origin series, as they overwhelmed a 12-man Blues side 38-10 to claim Game One in Sydney.

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