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Fri Fix: the magic (round) of Origin

New South Wales have retained the Women’s Origin Shield, seemingly perfecting the balance between youth and experience. What can Queensland do to avoid a clean sweep? Speaking of Origin, Magic Round looms as an audition for a number of players as competition for spots in the NSW and Queensland teams tightens.  Featured: Emma Lawrence, reporter, Channel 9. Peter Badel, rugby league writer, Nine Newspapers To catch up on everything that’s making sports headlines recently, listen to more episodes of ABC Sport Daily,’ hosted by Patrick Stack on ABC listen or wherever you get your podcasts, and get in touch with them on social media via @abc_sport. In the episodes we will cover big sporting personalities and all sports, including cricket, soccer, F1, NBA, AFL, AFLW to NRLW & NRL news, to covering competitions like the Olympics, the World Cup, The Ashes, Grand Prix and Grand Finals and more.  Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter

By ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)Published 15 May, 05:45 amUpdated 15 May, 05:45 am3 min read
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