Matt King has been named the new head coach of the NSW State of Origin team. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)Matt King has been named the new head coach of the NSW State of Origin team. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS) Credit: AAPMatt King has described the NSW State of Origin team as the “love of his life” after being named as Laurie Daley’s permanent replacement as the new Blues head coach. “I’m very clear on what it looks like to be the head coach of NSW,” King said on Tuesday. Storm football manager Frank Ponissi will remain in charge as the Blues’ head of performance under King.