The dispute between the Melbourne Storm and the NRL over salary cap penalties could be heard as early as July, a judge has said.

Queensland want to finish the job with a State of Origin whitewash in Sydney next month after clinching the series with a 34-6 smashing of NSW on Wednesday night.

A proud Mal Meninga declared NSW had no answers to the might of his Maroons after NSW's roughhouse tactics backfired spectacularly at Suncorp Stadium on Wednesday night.

Cameron Smith and Johnathan Thurston lauded their young forwards as unsung heroes for again laying a platform for Queensland to stretch it's amazing State of Origin sequence to five straight series wins.

NSW have only their former assistant coach Andrew Johns to thank.

The evidence supporting Queensland as the greatest team in Origin's 30 years was all there in black and white last night.

Queensland captain Darren Lockyer says memories of how close Queensland came to an embarrassing fourth straight series loss in 2006 will ensure complacency is not a factor against NSW.

The racism row engulfing State of Origin II escalated on Monday night with Timana Tahu revealing the slur which prompted him to walk out on the NSW side was not an isolated incident.

The Sydney Roosters edged into the NRL top eight last night by steamrolling the Melbourne Storm.

Warriors five-eighth James Maloney scored a match-sealing try and booted six from six to lead his side to victory over Newcastle.

NSW's State of Origin II preparations are in crisis after assistant coach Andrew Johns stood down, admitting he made a racial slur.

Sonny Bill Williams is coming to a rugby province near you. But which one?

State of Origin fireworks have started early after NSW Rugby League general manager Geoff Carr slammed Queensland's decision to retain AFL defector Israel Folau.

NSW selectors have dumped skipper Kurt Gidley to the bench after Jarryd Hayne was given a State of Origin reprieve by the NRL judiciary.