
State of Origin 45 Years
The fine line between winning and losing
$48.52
- Hardcover
416 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2025
Summary
The book covers 45 rich years of State of Origin football, reflecting the triumphs, the pain, the controversies and the incidents that shape rugby league’s greatest spectacle. Written by league expert Liam Hauser, State of Origin: 45 Years is a fascinating celebration of rugby league and the legendary State of Origin series, which has been one of the most widely followed sporting events since it was established in 1980. Every game of each series is explored in detail, with a blow-by-blow account of all of the key incidents that determine its complexity and outcome. These colourful field reports illuminate the ebb and flow of the games and how fine the line can be between success and failure.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781922662231 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1922662232 |
| Author: | Liam Hauser |
| Publisher: | Rockpool Publishing |
| Imprint: | Gelding Street Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2025 |
| Weight: | 1.63kg |
| Dimensions: | 38mm x 212mm x 257mm |

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Liam Hauser
Liam Hauser is a sports journalist and author with over 15 years of experience writing about cricket and sports. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Queensland University of Technology and has worked as a reporter for regional newspapers since 2007, covering a variety of sports.
Hauser’s published works include:
- State of Origin: 30 years (2010)
- A Century of Cricket Tests (2013)
- State of Origin: 35 Years (2015)
- A History of Test Cricket (2016)
- The Great Grand Finals: Rugby League’s Greatest Contests (2017)
- Immortals of Australian Cricket (2018)
- The Immortals of Australian Rugby League (2019)
- The Great Grand Finals: Rugby league’s greatest contests (2019, 2021)
- State of Origin: 40 years (2020)
He has written extensively on a wide range of sports, including cricket, rugby league, rugby union, Oztag, touch football, soccer, gymnastics, campdrafting, equestrian, tennis, bowls, boxing, hockey, golf, rifle shooting, horse racing, and archery. Hauser has been a frequent guest on radio, sharing his extensive knowledge of rugby league, particularly the State of Origin, and his expertise on the history of Test cricket.
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