MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: The former Maroons skipper left Billy Slater with no choice after failing to read the writing on the wall and do the honourable thing.
Queensland’s Daly Cherry-Evans has become the first State of Origin captain dropped mid-series this century, as one of several huge Billy Slater selection calls.
Two brothers charged after a teenage boy was killed during a post-NRL grand final punch-up will face retrial after a jury was unable to reach a verdict.