Nick Campton
Nick Campton joined the ABC in 2021 after a stint with Sydney's The Daily Telegraph.
When he isn't writing about rugby league, MMA and boxing, he enjoys talking about the Canberra Raiders in a slightly too loud voice.
He hails from Camden and is based in Sydney.
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This NRL warhorse learned the ropes alongside an English legend. Now, he'll try to take down his son
Almost 20 years ago, Elliott Whitehead was coached by Leon Pryce. Ten years ago they played together. This weekend, the Raiders veteran will face off against his dear mate's son in the rookie sensation's second NRL game.
NRL Round-Up: 'Ugly' Storm get it done again and a UK legend flies around the world for his son's debut
Former Great Britain player Leon Pryce and his family made the 17,000km trip to watch son Will score a try on debut for Newcastle, Nicho Hynes struggles continue and the Storm, somehow, still win. Here's this week's NRL Round-Up.
Five quick hits: a horror start, an ageless wonder and some kicking brilliance won the women's Origin for Queensland
The Blues never got started, a Maroons legend never stopped and Queensland claimed the first ever women's State of Origin decider. Here's five quick hits from the epic clash in Townsville.
'What a story it's going to be': Why Blues believe they can pull off State of Origin's mission impossible
Only two New South Wales sides have won deciders on Queensland soil but after their thumping win in Melbourne, this year's Blues are certain they can climb Origin's highest mountain.
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analysis:New South Wales's thumping Game II victory was the game of Mitchell Moses' life
More often than not, the New South Wales halfback spot can be a poisoned chalice but under the harshest of scrutiny Mitchell Moses produced the game of his life.
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analysis:Latrell Mitchell's Origin legend will be put to the ultimate test at the MCG
After three years out, Latrell Mitchell will return to State of Origin football with the hopes of a state on his shoulders as New South Wales search for a saviour.
NRL Round-Up: Cellar-dwellers hit a century and a familiar face is top of the pops
The Titans and Tigers score more than 100 points, Souths continue their resurgence, and Jahrome Hughes might be the best player in the NRL. Here's this week's NRL Round-Up.
Connor Watson's incredible journey through injury hell to a New South Wales Origin jersey
A year ago, Connor Watson was in a wheelchair. Three months ago he was playing reserve grade. On Wednesday night, he'll cap a remarkable rise by making his State of Origin debut.
The Bulldogs haven't been this high on the NRL ladder in eight years. Could it be the start of a Belmore finals revival?
After years in the doldrums, Canterbury are as high on the NRL ladder as they've been in nearly a decade and with renewed confidence, the Bulldogs are aiming to end the club's longest finals drought in over 60 years.
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analysis:As he chases a State of Origin recall, Latrell Mitchell is back at the centre of the footy universe
With a chance to finally return to State of Origin football and in the midst of a South Sydney revival, the rugby league world is once again revolving around Latrell Mitchell.
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analysis:'He wants to stay': Marshall hoses down Galvin release talk as Tigers chase a win for the true believers
The Tigers have secured Leichhardt Oval and seem to have locked up Lachlan Galvin's future for now. All that remains is to try and end a losing streak that is testing the faith of even the truest believers.
Matt Burton's towering bombs could kick him out of State of Origin purgatory
Matt Burton has been 18th man for New South Wales more times than he has played for the Blues, but the Canterbury star's towering boot could give him the edge he needs to earn a State of Origin recall.
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analysis:How the search for State of Origin saviours turns the NRL into an individual sport
With the entire NRL existing in State of Origin's shadow for the time being, Mitchell Moses had the most to gain from the King's Birthday weekend. But did he do enough to press his case for Game II?
'I think I'm still dreaming': Inside the moment of magic that saved Queensland's State of Origin hopes
Even Lauren Brown wasn't sure how her shot at field goal in the dying stages of the second women's Origin clash would go but as the ball rose from the sodden turf, the Queensland playmaker knew she and her teammates had pulled off something special.
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analysis:Queensland's against-the-odds victory is the stuff Origin legends are made of
The Maroons were playing against the odds in Women's State of Origin II but, like the best Queensland wins, they played as if it was them against the world and the world never stood a chance.
'We have to keep believing': Blues refuse to give up as they chase a State of Origin miracle
New South Wales will need to defy the odds and the weight of history if they're to somehow win the State of Origin series from here, but the Blues insist they've still got what it takes to turn things around.
'They'll remember this for a lifetime': Records will fall as Origin football comes to Newcastle
The crowd record for a women's State of Origin match will fall for the fifth game in a row with Newcastle set to host one of the biggest night's in women's rugby league history.
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analysis:The Blues suffered a fatal wound after eight minutes of Origin I but took plenty of time to die
Recovering from Joseph Sua'ali'i's early send-off was always going to be an impossible mission for New South Wales, and while the Blues fought to the end, the greater fallout of the tackle that rocked Origin may be yet to come.
'It'll be there forever': How New South Wales's unlikely heroes took down Queensland's legendary Origin dynasty
It was ten years ago this month that New South Wales, in the midst of the state's darkest hour, found salvation in one of the most unlikely heroes in State of Origin history.
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analysis:James Tedesco's New South Wales reprieve has him on the edge of a special kind of Origin greatness
James Tedesco's exile lasted less than a training camp but his stunning return to the New South Wales side has given him a chance at State of Origin immortality.
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analysis:New South Wales Origin debutant Zac Lomax's winding journey to where he's always supposed to be
On the back of a positional switch, Zac Lomax has surged into the State of Origin team but wearing the blue of New South Wales has always been the St George Illawarra flyer's destiny.
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analysis:How the move that changed Origin I for NSW happened right under Queensland's nose
A key tactical change for New South Wales helped the Sky Blues to claim Origin I and has them in the box seat to win the series but the seed for the idea was planted by Queensland.
Missing teeth and broken knees — how rugby league's unbreakable man is ready to prove he's made for Origin
When they talk about players being made for Origin they're talking about Cam McInnes, and the belated New South Wales debutant is striving to make his mark for his state.
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analysis:How the battle of art vs science will define this year's State of Origin series
There was no shortage of surprises in the State of Origin teams for Game I but the basics of the battle between New South Wales and Queensland remain the same as ever.
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analysis:South Sydney faces a long, cold road back from a frozen hell
The Rabbitohs' start to life without Jason Demetriou and their possible road back to Wayne Bennett is underway, but the loss to Penrith in a soulless stadium might be a preview of further troubles.