Up-tempo Preparation Will Fall Flat Unless Blues' Kick-chase Hits The Mark

WHEN NSW coach Graham Murray assembled his Origin squad in January, players involved in the previous year's failure demanded a more intense preparation. After all, they led 14-4 in the deciding match at Telstra Dome before Queensland's "great escape", cheered on by Beaconsfield miner Brant Webb.

Beaconsfield Report Finally Due Amid Rise In Mining Deaths

DESPITE the dramatic lesson of the Beaconsfield accident, mining industry deaths are rising in Australia, with 14 since July 1.