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The Age
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Age
Locky and Wally on what went wrong for Queensland: QLDER
QLD legends Wally Lewis and Darren Lockyer dive into State or Origin Game 1 and how it got away from the Maroons. They talk the difference in forwards, who were the stand-out players for Queensland, and was that Daly Cherry-Evans last game?
Sydney Morning Herald
3 days ago
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Locky and Wally on what went wrong for Queensland: QLDER
QLD legends Wally Lewis and Darren Lockyer dive into State or Origin Game 1 and how it got away from the Maroons. They talk the difference in forwards, who were the stand-out players for Queensland, and was that Daly Cherry-Evans last game?
News.com.au
28-05-2025
- General
- News.com.au
State of Origin Game 1 live updates: Queensland identify public enemy No. 1
NSW firebrand Spencer Leniu has been labelled Queensland's public enemy No. 1 ahead of the State of Origin series opener and has been warned to expect to be targeted when he takes his first run on Wednesday night. The 24-year-old was instrumental in the Blues winning Origin last year and, as a result of that and a couple of run-ins with current and past Queensland players, he is not a popular man up north. FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every game of every round in the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership, LIVE with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. The Blues prop was involved in a well-publicised spat with Maroons legend Johnathan Thurston earlier this year which stemmed from last year's racism saga, when Leniu was banned for eight games for calling Queenslander Ezra Mam a 'monkey' during Round 1 last season. Leniu quickly found himself in the middle of a racism storm and he clearly took exception to comments made by Thurston in the aftermath. It all came to a head earlier this year when Leniu reportedly labelled the 37-game Queensland great a 'f***wit' in a sideline encounter that went viral. That encounter has simmered away in the background after The Courier-Mail's back page on Tuesday called for the Maroons to 'Smash This Blues Grub', who they called the 'new Paul Gallen'. Queensland great Darren Lockyer believes the encounter between Thurston and Leniu is being used by Maroons coach Billy Slater to fire up his troops. 'I reckon that would have been addressed at some point in the camp,' Lockyer said. 'Origin motivates you naturally – but as a coach, if you can prod a few players and get them fired up, you do it. 'I've got no doubt there would have been a conversation within the group like 'hey boys, let's try and prove a point here and get stuck into him'.' Leniu made his Origin debut last year and he had a massive impact off the bench for the Blues as they came from behind to claim the series 2-1. As a result, the Queensland forwards will be without a doubt wanting to prove a point on their home deck on Wednesday. Game 1 will get underway tonight from 8.05pm AEDT at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.
The Age
26-05-2025
- Sport
- The Age
Maroon's Legends back a very motivated Queensland: QLDER
QLD legends Wally Lewis and Darren Lockyer dive into State or Origin Game 1 and how they predict it will look.. They talk new face and how to stop New South Wales defensively and Wally takes us through his final Origin game.
Sydney Morning Herald
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Maroon's Legends back a very motivated Queensland: QLDER
QLD legends Wally Lewis and Darren Lockyer dive into State or Origin Game 1 and how they predict it will look.. They talk new face and how to stop New South Wales defensively and Wally takes us through his final Origin game.
