I just didn’t ‘get’ Origin at first. This was the year everything changed
The article reflects on the author's transformative experience during the 1996 State of Origin series. Initially struggling to grasp the significance of representing New South Wales, the author ultimately learned the true meaning of being part of the Blues brotherhood. This experience has left a lasting bond with fellow players and a deep appreciation for the state jersey.
- ▪The author debuted in 1995 but did not initially understand the importance of Origin.
- ▪In 1996, the NSW team achieved a historic 3-0 series victory with the same 17 players throughout.
- ▪The author emphasizes the lessons learned about training, preparation, and passion for representing the state.
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| Original publisher | The Sydney Morning Herald |
| Canonical URL | https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/i-just-didn-t-get-origin-at-first-this-was-the-year-everything-changed-20260520-p5zyyp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed |
| Publication time | Thu, 21 May 2026 05:00:00 +1000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-20T19:05:02.971Z |
| Last seen | 2026-05-20T19:05:02.971Z |
| Headline source | Publisher (no WeSearch rewrite) |
| Excerpt source | publisher body |
| Excerpt method | First ~120 words (~800 chars) of extracted publisher body, fair-use limited. |
| Summary | WeSearch · cerebras-chat (WeSearch summarizer) |
| Summary source text | contentText |
| Citation coverage | Summary is a WeSearch-generated derivative; primary citation is the original publisher URL. |
| Cluster | 05JQA6HtaVJg |
| Cluster logic | Grouped by semantic title/content similarity across sources within a rolling window. Same-publisher template collisions are excluded from coverage comparison. |
| Ranking reason | Story pages are not engagement-ranked. Hub feeds use recency, with optional source-diversified chronological ordering (cap consecutive stories per source). No personalized ranking. |
| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
| Substitutes article? | No — link-out required for full text |
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| Indexing | May the item be indexed (stored, ranked, made findable)? | Allowed |
| Snippet | May a short excerpt of the publisher's text be shown? | Allowed |
| AI summary | May WeSearch generate its own short summary of the article? | Limited |
| Retrieval / RAG | May the content be exposed for third-party retrieval-augmented generation? | Not asserted |
| Model training | May the content be used to train AI models? | Not asserted |
| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
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