Laurie Daley has been appointed as the new coach for the NSW Blues State of Origin team for the 2025 series. This marks his second stint as a coach and makes him one of only five coaches in the past 40 years to have coached the team more than once.
Daley is just the fifth coach in the past 40 years to have a second stint in State of Origin.More than one stint as a State of Origin coach is a rare thing indeed because rugby league 's toughest arena rarely affords second chances.
He captained Gould's sides to three straight series wins from 1992 to 1994 and stayed an automatic selection when fit and available for almost a decade. The one was in 2014 and it was magnificent. Daley picked his side on form rather than reputation, infused them with a belief that bordered on fanaticism and was rewarded with a drought-breaking series win that ended Queensland's eight years of dominance.and even if the Blues go on to win multiple series under Daley's new watch, it will always remain his finest hour as a coach and it's the linchpin on which his return is hinged.
The final loss, in 2017, was the most heartbreaking. New South Wales seemed to have the series in their hands after running up a 28-4 win at Lang Park in Game I. There was still a decider to be played but the series ended that night. Andrew Johns railed against the team's game plan on the post-match coverage,and expressing disbelief they didn't go at Thurston again and again with the cruel mercilessness that so often delivers Origin victories.and Queensland waltzed to a 22-6 win that secured their third series win in a row. It was the second time under Daley the Blues had surrendered a 1-0 series lead.
Daley may well prove to be an inspired choice given the rollicking Blues victory in this series and the set-up he's inheriting from Michael Maguire. But that's yet to be decided and all we have now is what he's already been. His record was six wins and nine losses, his teams' triumphs came from the heart and their failures came in the mind.
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