QLD Maroons 2024

[ALX25]

Val's vow: I can be your wing man any time | QRL

Valentine Holmes has promised Queensland fans they will see “a different team” take to the field in the decider and he's up for the challenge of playing wing.

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[ALX25]

Moe knows Queensland pack need to fire in decider | QRL

Moe Fotuaika knows Queensland’s forward pack need to step up in Game Two to help lay a platform for strike weapons Reece Walsh and Kalyn Ponga to fire.

www.qrl.com.au

 

[ALX25]

Hammer out to strike with try-scoring record within sight | QRL

A player with unprecedented strike in the Origin arena, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow has scored nine tries in six games and will look to add to his tally when he runs out for the decider on Wednesday.

www.qrl.com.au

 

[ALX25]

Plenty of drive at 35: Origin swan song far from DCE's mind | QRL

At 35 years young and about to charge onto Suncorp Stadium for his 25th Origin appearance, Daly Cherry-Evans is adamant any thought of retiring from representative footy is far from his mind.

www.qrl.com.au

 

[Titanic]

Our achilles heel is Walsh and the pop-gun forwards. If Reece Walsh-Slater doesn't fire in the first 20 mins then Ponga will have to step in and that leaves us with the weakest bench in Origin history. Qld by a DCE field goal.

 

[ALX25]

In pictures: Captain's run for the decider

The Queensland Maroons finished preparations for State of Origin Game III with captain's run at Suncorp Stadium. Photos: Erick Lucero/QRL

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[ALX25]

We tried hard just lacked some polish and needed some more mongrel.

Back to the drawing board and let's hope all eligible players are available for next year's series.

 

[Big Pete]

New South Wales 14 def. Queensland 4 (Valentine Holmes 2 goals)

1-2

It was a tense game and despite being on the back-foot for the majority of the game, the Maroons found themselves with an unlikely 4-2 lead heading into the final quarter.

When Kalyn Ponga joined the action, it appeared the Maroons were going to break the game wide open. However some desperate NSW defence and sloppy Maroons attack prevented them from taking their opportunities.

In the end, it was Crichton who ignited the Blues attack and Luai took full advantage with a scintellating run to set up Bradman Best. In the following set, Grant gave away a silly penalty in the ruck and Moses capitilised as he tore through some tired Maroons defence.

NSW nearly scored three in a row, but Reece Walsh was just able to reign in Stephen Crichton before he could cross the line.

The Blues were the better team all night but just couldn't pull the trigger and kept playing conservative footy. The Maroons lapped it up and took full advantage of Klein's lax interpretation of the ruck to hold them to nil.

The Maroons rarely won the arm wrestle and their attack lacked shape and direction. It appeared that players weren't in position when they needed to be or failed to make the right pass choices.

On the plus side, Carrigan was as strong as ever in a losing side and was the stand-out forward. Tommy Dearden was all effort and looks to have a bright future in the halves.

Big test for Slater moving forward. He had the midas touch in 2022 and 2023 but 2024 was the first time he made some questionable selections. We'll see how he responds next year, especially as the senior players like Cherry-Evans and Hunt begin to wind down their careers.

 

[some11]

Carrigan and Dearden can hold their heads high

 

[Rising from the Ashes]

Carrigan and Dearden can hold their heads high

Deardens work ethic is 2nd to none but he doesn't really create much

 

[ALX25]

Deardens work ethic is 2nd to none but he doesn't really create much

His Game 3 was much better. Took the line on but had no one to support him.

 

[ALX25]

Congrats to the following Queenslanders on making the 2024 Australian Men’s Prime Minister’s XIII
Ethan Bullemor (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles)
Beau Fermor (Gold Coast Titans)
Jamal Fogarty (Canberra Raiders)
Kobe Hetherington (Brisbane Broncos)
Alofiana Khan-Pereira (Gold Coast Titans)
Xavier Savage (Canberra Raiders)

Australian Men's and Women's Prime Minister's XIII

The Australian Rugby League Commission and the Prime Minister the Hon Anthony Albanese MP have announced the Australian Men’s and Women’s Prime Minister’s XIII squads to take on PNG PM’s XIII teams in Port Moresby.

www.nrl.com

 

[Desert Qlder]

All news.

See Eligible Players.

Eligible Players

View the players eligible for the Queensland Maroons and Harvey Norman Queensland Maroons.

www.qrl.com.au

Wonder if Howarth & Te Kura will be removed from the eligible players list?

Howarth is officially eligible for Queensland and Australia.

https://twitter.com/nospam09/status/1842461709623341537?s=46&t=d3qHSgb04zd4mPlh2b3yZw

 

[ALX25]

NRL 2024: Titans, 'I've wanted to play for them forever': Fermor eyes new goal after PM's reward | NRL.com

Beau Fermor feels his return to the Prime Minister's XIII is the icing on the cake to top a successful comeback season, opening the door for the Titans forward to dream big ahead of 2025.

www.nrl.com

 

[ALX25]

Injury update: Heilum Luki

North Queensland Toyota Cowboys second-rower Heilum Luki suffered an ACL injury at training this morning.

www.cowboys.com.au