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7NEWS
09-07-2025
- Business
- 7NEWS
From 'Critta' to 'Big Papa', inside the property movements of State of Origin's stars
Loading content... It's a showdown for the shield in Sydney. The biggest rivalry in Australian sport continues when the decider - State of Origin game three - takes place on Wednesday night. But what about the Blues and Maroons players - are they making impressive plays away from the field and succeeding in the property market? We find out. Zac Lomax The NSW Blues winger has made some deft moves in the property world. In 2018, the then rookie Lomax bought his first property, spending $650,000 on a two-bedroom apartment in Wollongong. The first-floor apartment was located in the Stadia complex. It was later listed for rent at $650 per week. However, CoreLogic records show Lomax sold the property in 2023 for $750,000. In 2021, Lomax snapped up a new home at Shell Cove, setting a short-lived suburb record in the process. Lomax bought the four-bedroom, three-bathroom home for $2.2 million. Features of the home include double glazed windows and doors; polished concrete floors to living areas; in-ground pool with frameless pool fencing; and a home theatre. The home also features a granny flat-style guest bedroom on the lower floor, with ensuite. Lomax has retained ownership of the home since joining Parramatta. Also, earlier this year a home formerly owned by Lomax in the Illawarra suburb of Mangerton was sold under the hammer. The four-bedroom home, which sits on 569 square metres, changed hands for $1.37 million. CoreLogic records show that in 2020, during his tenure at the St George Illawarra Dragons, Lomax bought the property for $890,000. Less than 18 months later, he sold the home for $1.2 million. Stephen Crichton The leader of the Bulldogs has also been active in the property world. In January 2023, as the Blues centre announced his departure from the Panthers, it was also revealed he had recently purchased a home in the Penrith area. CoreLogic records show the five-bedroom Tregear home, which sits on 620 square metres in a "whisper quiet, much sought-after" street was sold in December 2022 for $848,500. The home had been completely renovated, and Crichton reportedly bought the home for his parents and family. Payne Haas Last year, the NSW and Broncos enforcer bought a $3.55 million Bardon home. The property is just several minutes' drive from Suncorp Stadium, the Broncos' home ground. Sitting on 464 square metres, the home contains high-end appliances, a butler's pantry and an open plan across the ground floor from the kitchen and living zone into the alfresco space with a barbecue, pool and lawn area. There are also five bedrooms, three bathrooms and multiple living rooms. According to Cotality records, Haas also owns a two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment in Indooroopilly. The prop bought the property for $590,000 in 2019. It was most recently listed for rent in November 2024 for $760 per week. "With open living spaces, soaring high ceilings, and large windows, the apartment is bathed in natural light and benefits from excellent ventilation, creating an expansive and airy atmosphere," the rental description stated. Patrick Carrigan In early 2024, the Queensland and Broncos forward bought a retro-style home in a popular Gold Coast beachside location. Cotality records show Carrigan paid $1.61 million for a Burleigh Waters home. "Presenting a charming fusion of retro coastal design complemented by a contemporary renovation, this timeless three-bedroom home is the perfect offering for families who love to entertain," the property's marketing states. "Summer weekends are sorted with the sun-drenched in-ground swimming pool and plenty of lawn for the kids to play, while the allure of James Street and iconic Burleigh Beach are just a short five-minute cycle away." The home also features a rear lounge which could be used as a gym. In 2019, Carrigan bought a three-bedroom house for $640,000 in Holland Park West. Records indicate he still owns the home. Josh Papali'i In 2024, the veteran Canberra forward sold his Evatt property. The property sold at auction for $1.0905 million. This was just short of the $1.1 million price guide. "We want more bedrooms and we want to stay north-side," he told the Canberra Times of the decision to sell. "To be honest, I have never thought of looking at houses [in the south]. I've always been north-side and I am just used to the area." Papali'i had bought the home in 2020 for $900,000. The four-bedroom house includes a swimming pool, cubby house, giant slide, sandpit and putting green. The front yard was also converted to a half basketball court. The family was said to be renting after the sale while they considered their next move. However, 'Big Papa', recalled to the Queensland team for the 2025 decider, hasn't ruled out signing with another NRL club for the 2026 season.
The Advertiser
03-07-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Why Lomax won't change goal-kicking for Origin III
Zac Lomax has vowed not to change anything about his goal-kicking for the State of Origin decider, despite a costly performance in NSW's tight game-two loss. NSW scored five tries to Queensland's four in Origin II but lost by two points as Lomax landed only two of five shots at goal replacing a sore Nathan Cleary. It denied NSW the chance to seal a series win in Perth and followed a wayward performance from both Cleary and Lomax in Origin I, when the pair hit one of five attempts between them. Cleary entered camp for game three having not kicked at goal since suffering his groin injury at the captain's run for Origin II, handing duties to Dylan Edwards in Penrith's win last Thursday. Coach Laurie Daley told SEN on Monday night it was likely Lomax would take duties for the sold-out decider in Sydney on July 9. "I doubt whether (Cleary) will goal-kick," Daley said. "I think we'll go with Zac, and Latrell (Mitchell) or Steve Crichton will be on stand-by if something happens to Zac." Daley's show of faith won't prompt Lomax to rethink his approach, despite the costliness of his performance last time. "You just keep kicking. For me, nothing changes from my routine," he told AAP. "Sometimes you kick really, really well and sometimes things don't go your way." Lomax was pleased with the way he struck the ball kicking for goal in Origin II, with wild weather in Perth playing its part in the misses. Across his two club games since Origin II, Lomax has landed a commendable eight of 10 shots at goal, with the 25-year-old also kicking all three attempts in a tense decider last year. It's meant Lomax will keep the faith in his abilities for Origin III. "I'm always feeling confident going over the ball and nothing changes. I'm always trying to strike the ball the exact same, but sometimes it's conditions or whatever it is," Lomax said. "It just wasn't meant to be (in Origin II). "That's just the way it is, that's goal-kicking. It's something that I love and I've always done it from a young age. "Last year was good, I managed to kick really well in the series last year and I missed a couple last game. It sets itself up for a really good game three." For the famously fastidious Cleary, the hardest thing about recovering from his groin injury has been resisting the urge to return to the training park to practise goal-kicking. But during a string of soft-tissue injuries in recent years, Cleary has learned that training too enthusiastically can be counter-productive. "It's probably been the hardest thing I've had to do, just trying to find the right balance of doing enough but not doing too much and trying to substitute physical reps for mental reps," he said. "I'm still obviously learning and trying to get better at it. I think I'm definitely better than I was this time last year. It's a tough thing to balance." Zac Lomax has vowed not to change anything about his goal-kicking for the State of Origin decider, despite a costly performance in NSW's tight game-two loss. NSW scored five tries to Queensland's four in Origin II but lost by two points as Lomax landed only two of five shots at goal replacing a sore Nathan Cleary. It denied NSW the chance to seal a series win in Perth and followed a wayward performance from both Cleary and Lomax in Origin I, when the pair hit one of five attempts between them. Cleary entered camp for game three having not kicked at goal since suffering his groin injury at the captain's run for Origin II, handing duties to Dylan Edwards in Penrith's win last Thursday. Coach Laurie Daley told SEN on Monday night it was likely Lomax would take duties for the sold-out decider in Sydney on July 9. "I doubt whether (Cleary) will goal-kick," Daley said. "I think we'll go with Zac, and Latrell (Mitchell) or Steve Crichton will be on stand-by if something happens to Zac." Daley's show of faith won't prompt Lomax to rethink his approach, despite the costliness of his performance last time. "You just keep kicking. For me, nothing changes from my routine," he told AAP. "Sometimes you kick really, really well and sometimes things don't go your way." Lomax was pleased with the way he struck the ball kicking for goal in Origin II, with wild weather in Perth playing its part in the misses. Across his two club games since Origin II, Lomax has landed a commendable eight of 10 shots at goal, with the 25-year-old also kicking all three attempts in a tense decider last year. It's meant Lomax will keep the faith in his abilities for Origin III. "I'm always feeling confident going over the ball and nothing changes. I'm always trying to strike the ball the exact same, but sometimes it's conditions or whatever it is," Lomax said. "It just wasn't meant to be (in Origin II). "That's just the way it is, that's goal-kicking. It's something that I love and I've always done it from a young age. "Last year was good, I managed to kick really well in the series last year and I missed a couple last game. It sets itself up for a really good game three." For the famously fastidious Cleary, the hardest thing about recovering from his groin injury has been resisting the urge to return to the training park to practise goal-kicking. But during a string of soft-tissue injuries in recent years, Cleary has learned that training too enthusiastically can be counter-productive. "It's probably been the hardest thing I've had to do, just trying to find the right balance of doing enough but not doing too much and trying to substitute physical reps for mental reps," he said. "I'm still obviously learning and trying to get better at it. I think I'm definitely better than I was this time last year. It's a tough thing to balance." Zac Lomax has vowed not to change anything about his goal-kicking for the State of Origin decider, despite a costly performance in NSW's tight game-two loss. NSW scored five tries to Queensland's four in Origin II but lost by two points as Lomax landed only two of five shots at goal replacing a sore Nathan Cleary. It denied NSW the chance to seal a series win in Perth and followed a wayward performance from both Cleary and Lomax in Origin I, when the pair hit one of five attempts between them. Cleary entered camp for game three having not kicked at goal since suffering his groin injury at the captain's run for Origin II, handing duties to Dylan Edwards in Penrith's win last Thursday. Coach Laurie Daley told SEN on Monday night it was likely Lomax would take duties for the sold-out decider in Sydney on July 9. "I doubt whether (Cleary) will goal-kick," Daley said. "I think we'll go with Zac, and Latrell (Mitchell) or Steve Crichton will be on stand-by if something happens to Zac." Daley's show of faith won't prompt Lomax to rethink his approach, despite the costliness of his performance last time. "You just keep kicking. For me, nothing changes from my routine," he told AAP. "Sometimes you kick really, really well and sometimes things don't go your way." Lomax was pleased with the way he struck the ball kicking for goal in Origin II, with wild weather in Perth playing its part in the misses. Across his two club games since Origin II, Lomax has landed a commendable eight of 10 shots at goal, with the 25-year-old also kicking all three attempts in a tense decider last year. It's meant Lomax will keep the faith in his abilities for Origin III. "I'm always feeling confident going over the ball and nothing changes. I'm always trying to strike the ball the exact same, but sometimes it's conditions or whatever it is," Lomax said. "It just wasn't meant to be (in Origin II). "That's just the way it is, that's goal-kicking. It's something that I love and I've always done it from a young age. "Last year was good, I managed to kick really well in the series last year and I missed a couple last game. It sets itself up for a really good game three." For the famously fastidious Cleary, the hardest thing about recovering from his groin injury has been resisting the urge to return to the training park to practise goal-kicking. But during a string of soft-tissue injuries in recent years, Cleary has learned that training too enthusiastically can be counter-productive. "It's probably been the hardest thing I've had to do, just trying to find the right balance of doing enough but not doing too much and trying to substitute physical reps for mental reps," he said. "I'm still obviously learning and trying to get better at it. I think I'm definitely better than I was this time last year. It's a tough thing to balance."
Yahoo
01-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Nathan Cleary set to lose key role in Origin decider as concerns remain over Lomax
NSW coach Laurie Daley has claimed Nathan Cleary should be close to 100 per cent fit for the State of Origin decider even though he expects him to relinquish the kicking tee as the Blues look to solve their issues. Cleary has been battling a groin injury since Origin Game 2 having suffered the setback during the captain's run in Perth. Daley and Cleary both copped some backlash after Game 2 with the halfback not taking on the kicking duties in a poor first 40 minutes. While Cleary improved in the second-half as NSW fell short of a historic comeback, questions were asked about his participation going forward having also handed over the goal-kicking role to Lomax. While coach Ivan Cleary rested all his Origin representatives for the win over the Warriors, Cleary returned for the Bulldogs clash and managed to score the winning try. Cleary will get more than 12 days to rest before pulling on the Sky Blue jersey for the decider, but there are still question marks over his fitness. On Monday, Daley appeared to quell concerns around whether Cleary will be back to his best in Game 3. Although the coach admitted he probably will hand over the goal-kicking duties to Zac Lomax for the decider. 'Ah yeah we think he will be 100 per cent fit,' Daley said. 'Although I don't think he will be goal kicking, but again that will be up to Nathan and just to see how he is travelling, but I wouldn't expect him to goal kick. I think Zac Lomax will do a great job for us. It was just unfortunate that before game two he sort of twinged his groin, so he did a really good job for us to play in fact. 'We were unsure if he was going to play or not, but he and the medical staff did a terrific job for those 24 hours and he was confident that he could get through, but obviously couldn't do goal kicking and couldn't do a lot of the long kicking. But he's more confident now than what he was leading into game two and we are still nine days away from Origin III, so I think he will be close to 100 per cent, by game three.' Unfortunately, goal-kicking has been an issue for NSW in the 2025 series. Both Lomax and Cleary have struggled from the kicking tee having only slotted four from nine attempts with question marks being asked in both games. In Game 1, NSW were clearly the dominant side and scored four tries to Queensland's one in the 18-6 win. However, Cleary struggled with his conversions having missed all three. He then handed over the kicking duties to Lomax. But the Eels winger then missed his only attempt. In Game 2, NSW scored five tries to Queensland's four. Although Lomax only kicked two from five conversions with the Blues losing 26-24. RELATED: Cameron Smith and Kevin Walters handed unexpected boost for Aussie job Souths cop huge new blow amid grim news for Walker's replacement Cobbo in major Broncos twist as Walsh handed QLD role for Origin 3 But Daley has already suggested Lomax is ready to step up again and deliver for his state. Although he only kicked at 50 per cent on the weekend in his side's loss to the Dragons. NSW has two other options who Daley admitted would be with back-ups for Cleary. Although both players are kicking better than Lomax at NRL level in 2025. The stats show Latrell Mitchell and Stephen Crichton are both arguably better options than Lomax, whose kicking percentage declined in his last few seasons with the Dragons. Although NSW fans should expect Lomax to line-up for goal with the Blues relying on the winger to step-up during Cleary's struggles.
7NEWS
23-06-2025
- Sport
- 7NEWS
Zac Lomax makes sad admission on wayward kicking in NSW's State of Origin II defeat to Queensland
Zac Lomax concedes his goalkicking 'wasn't ideal' in the second State of Origin game but has vowed not to board any emotional rollercoaster triggered by NSW's tight loss. NSW scored five tries to Queensland's four in Wednesday night's game but went down 26-24 as Lomax landed only two of five attempts at goal in wet and wild conditions. Nathan Cleary's groin injury left goalkicking duties to Lomax at the 11th hour and the right winger could have pushed the Blues to an unassailable 2-0 series lead off his boot. Instead, the result moves the series to a game three decider in Sydney on July 9, and denies NSW the chance for a first series clean sweep since 2000. Lomax said it was important not to become weighed down after the defeat. 'Week in week out, it's a rollercoaster of emotions. I guess like the first game, everyone was singing NSW's praises and game two, we lost. That's the way it goes,' he said. 'That's why you can't buy into it too much.' Parramatta winger Lomax said it could be easy to fall into thinking it was he alone who cost NSW the game. In reality, the Blues conceded eight unanswered penalties and completed at only 58 per cent as they fell 26-6 down at half-time. While critics may have pinned the loss on his kicking, Lomax said: 'It's easy to look at it that way because it (the margin) is two points and a goal is two points. For me, I pride myself on being a good goalkicker as well. 'It was not ideal. But as I said, it gives you guys (the media) something to talk about and the lead-in into game three. 'The thing is, I probably couldn't have struck them any better. They just sat out there. 'We were on the receiving end of it (defeat) but that's the way that footy goes. The best thing is we get another game, game three, and we'll be up for it.' Before then, Lomax is predicting a harsh reception playing before St George Illawarra's home crowd for the first time since his highly publicised exit from the club. Lomax surprised the NRL world last year by requesting a release from his Dragons deal amid career-best form that eventually yielded Australian and NSW debuts. After weeks of build-up the Dragons relented to Lomax's request and paved the way for him to sign at Parramatta, where he has continued to excel on the wing. A Dragon for 114 games, Lomax expects some rough treatment when he runs out at Wollongong in the Eels' blue-and-gold strip on Saturday evening. 'I'm sure I won't get a real nice reception there but that's the way that it goes,' he said after Parramatta's 36-20 defeat of Gold Coast. 'You completely try and take the emotion out of it because emotion can affect your game positively and negatively. 'For us it's learning what we did well tonight (against Gold Coast), learning things we can improve on.'
USA Today
23-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Arizona Cardinals QB Kyler Murray should be No. 2 in franchise history in 2 stats in 2025
With a decent season, Murray can move in to second place all-time in team history in passing yards and touchdown passes. Quarterback Kyler Murray enters his seventh NFL season in 2025 and has been one of the Arizona Cardinals' most productive quarterbacks in their history. He ranks third in franchise history in passing yards and touchdown passes. He should move into the No. 2 spot this coming season. In his career, Murray has 19,498 career passing yards and 115 touchdown passes. No. 2 on the franchise all-time list in both categories is Neil Lomax, who had 22,771 passing yards and 136 touchdown passes. For Murray to move into second place and pass Lomax, he will need 3,274 passing yards. Outside of 2022 and 2023 when he missed 15 games between the two seasons because of his torn ACL, he has surpassed that passing total. He needs 22 touchdown passes in 2025 to pass Lomax. He had 21 last season and 26 and 24 in 2020 and 2021. How much more does he need to be first all-time in team history? Jim Hart, who played for the Cardinals from 1966-1983, had 34,639 passing yards and 209 touchdown passes. Murray needs 15,142 passing yards, which would require an average of 3,786 passing yards over four seasons. He needs 95 touchdown passes, which would require nearly 24 touchdown passes a year on average over four years. Those are certainly achievable goals, but it will mean that he not only plays well statistically but also leads the Cardinals to the postseason. Without that, it will be tough for him to be their starter for another four seasons. But as for passing Lomax, that should happen this year. He is already No. 2 in franchise history in pass completions with 1,864. Hart is No. 1 with 2,590. Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
