Sports NRL

Phil Gould slams Queensland's 'arrogance' in lead-up to State of Origin opener

Phil Gould slams Queensland's 'arrogance' in lead-up to State of Origin opener
Xavier Coates try in last year's Origin test. [image: NRL]

Rugby league guru Phil Gould has blasted Queensland over their choice to not announce their State of Origin squad in positions and the mystery surrounding several Maroons players, nailing it down to "arrogance".

While the NSW squad of 19 was named in positions, a 20-man Queensland squad was revealed in alphabetical order, leaving fans guessing what the Maroons side would look like for the series-opener.

Question marks have also lingered over Maroons stars Dane Gagai (tonsillitis), Cameron Munster (foot), Harry Grant (hamstring) and AJ Brimson (knee), while Ben Hunt has been rushed into camp late, after Reed Mahoney suffered a shoulder dislocation on Sunday.

Gould claimed the antics of the Maroons were eroding at the Origin product.

Game 1 of the 2021 State of Origin Series will be played at 10.10pm tomorrow in Queensland.

FNRL

Stay tuned for the latest news on our radio stations

CFL radio frequencies
Scoreboard
9:50PM
Storm vs Panthers
8:00PM
Raiders vs Broncos
10:00PM
Dolphins vs Eels
Full Time
Fiji 22–29 South Africa
Live
Suva Grammar School 19–7 Lelean Memorial School
Full Time
Ratu Navula College 22–17 Queen Victoria School
Full Time
Marist Brothers High School 15–17 Ratu Kadavulevu School
Kadavu vs Malolo
Navosa vs Ba
Lautoka vs Rewa
Full Time
Suva 24–32 Nadi
Full Time
Tailevu 50–05 Nadroga
Full Time
Kadavu 48–0 Rewa
3:10AM
Springboks vs All Blacks
5:00AM
Lions vs All Blacks