It’s almost time for the first of the three biggest days on the Rugby League calendar.
Yes, it’s Origin week. State vs State. Mate vs Mate… if you don’t know the whole Gus speech off the top of your head by now, are you even a Rugby League fan?
It truly is a special time of year as we once again fix our eyes on Lang Park for a breathless 80 minutes of footy.
As the clock ticks closer and closer to kickoff for this year's series, figuring out who enters the series as favourites becomes tougher and tougher.
Former Origin legends and Sportsbet experts Sam Thaiday and Paul Gallen have provided their best Multi Tips for both New South Wales and Queensland ahead of Wednesday night’s series opener.
QLD Multi Tip
I’ve got Queensland winning 1-12 points into Xavier Coates anytime try scorer and rounding it out with Tom Dearden anytime try scorer.
Coates has been a star and scoring machine for the Storm this year, while Tom Dearden has shown off his versatility at both lock and dummy - half for the Cowboys this year and is set to be used the same by Billy Slater for the Maroons.
Sam Thaiday QLD SGM Tip: Queensland win 1-12 points + Xavier Coates anytime try scorer + Tom Dearden anytime try scorer.
NSW Multi Tip
I’ve got the Blues to win H2H, into Latrell Mitchell anytime try scorer into Nathan Cleary being player of the match.
This is the only domain that Cleary hasn’t totally dominated in his career just yet. He’s got a great team around him this year again.
He has a really good forward pack and some X-Factor in the outside backs. I think he can steer that team around the park and lead them to victory while taking out the man of the match.
Paul Gallen NSW SGM Tip: Blues win H2H + Latrell Mitchell anytime try scorer + Nathan Cleary player of the match