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Bunker down and stick with the club: Neeld

11:40 AM | Melbourne's besieged coach Mark Neeld has made an impassioned plea for Demons supporters to stick with the club in the midst of an unbroken eight-game losing streak.

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All eyes on Carney

10:08 AM | Is Todd Carney the great hope NSW has been waiting for? Is he the one to bring balance to the force? Here's what's being said online. | Spotlight on Todd

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Spotlight on Todd

9:29 AM | FRESH from overcoming personal demons and a brush-in with the law, Goulburn’s Todd Carney is about to embark on a challenge of greater magnitude. | All eyes on Carney

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They've moved on, but Smith is happy that Carney's moving up

3:00 AM | TODD CARNEY and Brian Smith don't speak any more. That, in itself, is not a revelation that will shock too many, given the nature of Carney's exit from Sydney Roosters last year. However, Smith, the veteran Roosters mentor, will watch tonight's extravaganza in Melbourne with particular interest.

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Blues keep Maroons guessing about team

3:00 AM | QUEENSLAND coach Mal Meninga and his players remain unsure of the make-up of the NSW team for tonight's opening Origin match at Etihad Stadium, with the Blues yet to officially announce a line-up.

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Long time coming, but big-game debut a chance to carve up troubled history, and the opposition

3:00 AM | When would Todd Carney have made his State of Origin debut, had he not been his own worst enemy? Probably 2009.

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Dark forces at work if Blues can break the spell

3:00 AM | You need a witch's cauldron and a clove of garlic to understand state of origin.

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Carney tipped to rattle Maroons

3:00 AM | Blues believe five-eighth the man to help them break Queensland's state of origin dominance.

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Freakish Farah just might give NSW the bite to chew up old foes

3:00 AM | Coming into this year's State of Origin series, there was much debate around the make-up of the NSW team and the dummy half was one position receiving plenty of attention.

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Dugan hits out at critics after breaking booze ban

3:00 AM | CANBERRA star Josh Dugan was upset with himself and his critics on Twitter last night, after he was dropped for Friday's game against South Sydney at ANZ Stadium for breaching the club's alcohol policy.

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Brumbies out to show Reds who's boss

3:00 AM | BRUMBIES second row Scott Fardy has declared his side wants to prove they're ''the best team in Australia'' by exacting revenge on the Queensland Reds in Saturday's Canberra Stadium blockbuster.

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Blue marooned: Cleary leaves Jennings out of Manly clash

3:00 AM | THE immediate playing future of NSW centre Michael Jennings is under a cloud after he was again left out of the Penrith side named last night to play Manly.

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