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State of Origin 2023 teams: Queensland Maroons injuries force squad changes for game two

Jeremiah Nanai, Xavier Coates and Moeaki Fotuaika have been recalled to replaced injured Tom Gilbert, Selwyn Cobbo and Jai Arrow

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Maroons recall Nanai, Coates, Fotuaika for Origin

Melbourne winger Xavier Coates is back in the Queensland side for game two of the State of Origin series to replace injured Brisbane winger Selwyn Cobbo.

The New Daily

RLPA unhappy as NRL pay talks hit another impasse

Players' union boss Clint Newton has made clear his frustration over the latest impasse in negotiations with a settlement offer to be rejected by the NRL.

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Walsh to debut for Maroons amid Origin selection shocks

Queensland have selected Reece Walsh and Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow and left out Kalyn Ponga and Dane Gagai for the State of Origin series opener in Adelaide.

The New Daily

Felise Kaufusi slapped with three-match ban, likely ruling out State of Origin opener

The only chance for Felise Kaufusi to play State of Origin will be if he fights his grade-two careless high tackle charge and wins at the judiciary.

ABC News

Kaufusi set to miss Origin after high shot on Welch

Dolphins and Queensland second-rower Felise Kaufusi was put on report early in the showdown with his former club Melbourne to leave his Origin hopes in tatters.

AAP

Origin dream lingers for Hopgood after junior defeats

J'maine Hopgood would have laughed if you said he was a Queensland State of Origin contender at the start of the NRL season, but now it's a real possibility.

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Bennett: Gilbert the epitome of a Queensland forward

Tom Gilbert is in the hunt for Queensland selection with his Dolphins coach Wayne Bennett providing a glowing endorsement of the lock forward.

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Crusaders and Storm ignore latest code war antics

Crusaders coach Scott Robertson is ignoring any code war between rugby union and league, saying Storm skipper Christian Welch presented their Super jerseys.

AAP

Return of NRL giant Asofa-Solomona timely for Melbourne

Skipper Christian Welch says Melbourne have missed the physicality and aggression of giant prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona, who will return to face the Warriors.

AAP

Cherry-Evans has sympathy for tacklers who hit him late

With sin-bins on the rise in the NRL, Manly's Daly Cherry-Evans says he feels sorry for defenders who are penalised for late hits on halves like him.

AAP

Blake Lawrie a Dragons captain in waiting: Merrin

St George Illawarra prop Blake Lawrie has the pedigree, leadership quality and love of the club to lead the Dragons, says 2010 premiership winner Trent Merrin.

AAP

Xavier Coates nabs hat-trick as Melbourne Storm overpower Sydney Roosters 28-8

A Xavier Coates hat-trick has helped Melbourne Storm to a win against Sydney Roosters 28-8 on Thursday night.

The New Daily

Coates bags hat-trick as Storm roast Sydney Roosters

Melbourne have thumped the Sydney Roosters 28-8 in their most complete display of the NRL season, with winger Xavier Coates scoring a hat-trick.

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Melbourne Storm slammed as 'embarrassing' in second-straight NRL loss to Gold Coast Titans

Melbourne Storm skipper Christian Welch says conceding 38 points was 'really embarrassing' as Craig Bellamy accuses his players of not caring in the 38-34 defeat to the Gold Coast Titans.

AAP

Injured Munster's return behind unlikely Storm win

Melbourne captain Christian Welch says Cameron Munster's 'keep calm and carry on' mentality after suffering a horrific finger injury gave the Storm confidence.

ABC News

Cameron Munster sidelined with finger injury after Melbourne Storm's win in NRL season opener

A compound dislocation was not enough to knock Cameron Munster out of the Storm's season-opening NRL win over Parramatta, but he has been ruled out for at least two weeks.

AAP

New Storm leader Munster to continue booze ban

After an ultra-consistent 2022 season, Cameron Munster will continue his self-enforced booze ban as he looks to keep Melbourne among the NRL frontrunners.

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Welch to lead Storm with Munster among vice-captains

Highly-rated prop Christian Welch has become the first solo captain at the Melbourne Storm since Cameron Smith, with Cameron Munster among three deputies.

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Rebels skipper Brad Wilkin out to follow Storm NRL lead

Brad Wilkin will lead the Rebels with their new Super Rugby skipper Rob Leota out injured and says he's looking to emulate traits of NRL side Melbourne Storm.

AAP

Olam injured in Storm's NRL trial loss to Roosters

Melbourne centre Justin Olam is facing a stint on the sidelines after suffering a suspected fractured arm in the Storm's NRL trial loss to the Sydney Roosters.

AAP

Returning Welch fired up by Melbourne Storm critics

Christian Welch will return from injury in the pre-season clash with the Sydney Roosters fired up by criticism that the Melbourne Storm's forwards are soft.

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NRL player-boycott threat escalates as deadline set

The war between the NRL hierarchy and its players has ramped up after an RLPA conference resolved to take industrial action to the next level.

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Storm's Munster battling injury ahead of new NRL season

Cameron Munster says he's struggling to shake a pelvic injury that he's carried since last June, although the Storm ace is in no danger of missing round one.

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Alleged NRL recording of meeting angers players union

Players' union board member Christian Welch says the NRL integrity unit must investigate an alleged recording of a player meeting by one of their executives.

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