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NSW BLUES CROSSWORD (Solution) 1. SOO: State of ______(6) 7. Dragons enforcer who has appeared in 11 games for 1 2 3 4 NSW (7) O R I G I N H G 8. One of these is worth 2 points in ; 10 successful attempts is the current record held by one 5 True Blue (4) N I I E I 9. This is worth 4 points in a game of Rugby League; three is the record for the most scored in a single game by three 6 of our True Blues (3) E W N L I D 10. ______Blues, the name of the most passionate NSW Blues fans (8) 7 8 13. How many games in a Series (5) F R I Z E L L G O A L 14. Former NSW captain from 2004–2008 (7) 16. The state that we play for (3,5,5) 18. Current Brydens Lawyers NSW Blues vice-captain (7) A G H E 20. Nickname of True Blue and former Parramatta Eel Eric Grothe Senior (4) 9 10 11 22. SOO: State __ Origin (2) T R Y B L A T C H Y S 23. Harvey Norman Women’s SOO captain (4) 24. Most capped NSW Blues coach with a 58 per cent 12 win rate (5) A B N 26. Nickname of True Blue and Cronulla Sharks legend, Andrew Ettingshausen (2) 13 14 27. Current NSW winger having scored four tries in his six T H R E E B U D E R U S Origin appearances (8) 31. True Blue with 23 Origin player appearances and 15 15 as coach (5) N B R 32. True Blue and former Eel with 17 Origin appearances from 1982–1987 (5)

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16 17 1. The number of field goals True Blue Michael O’Connor N E W S O U T H W A L E S has scored (3) 2. Number of appearances has as captain of the Brydens Lawyers NSW Blues (4) E T 3. Former centre who made his Origin debut in 1993 (4) 4. Versatile True Blue with five appearances as captain 18 19 20 out his 12 total appearances in the early 2000s (6) T E D E S C O G U R U 5. The total number of sets of brothers who have both represented NSW in State of Origin (5) 6. The iconic head piece worn by the Blatchys Blues (3) A L I D 7. Former NSW with a total of 16 appearances for the Blues (5) 21 11._____ Johns, 23 appearances for NSW and named as U F I T T L E R D halfback in the NSW Team of the Century (6) 12. First name of former NSW player who also once held 22 the record for most appearances for NSW Country (3) O F A D O 15. The Brydens Lawyers NSW _____ (5) 17. Harvey Norman Women’s SOO Player of the Match 23 24 in 2019 (7) A P P S G O U L D N 18. Three-time winner of the NSWRL Women’s SOO Player of the Year (5) 25 19. Former Balmain and NSW great hooker with 19 P E E appearances, he was named one of the 25 greatest ever NSW players (5) 26 27 28 29 30 20. This True Blue currently holds the record for most E T A D D O C A R R tries, goals and points in an Origin match as well as the most tries, goals and points in an Origin Series (7) 25. This True Blue is known for his towering punt kick, A R O O U now known as a bomb, giving him his nickname of “Bomber” (5) 28. ___ McKinnon, a front-row forward who made is R C N O A Origin debut in 1982 (3) 29. Current Bryden Lawyers NSW Blues hooker (4) 31 32 30. First name of former Harvey Norman Women’s SOO D A L E Y K E N N Y player whose brother has also represented NSW (4)