Learn more about NRL Account. But I hold him responsible for me playing below my best in the Origin series that year - because he barely let me sleep! Billy Harrigan was referee and he gave us a caning, especially in the first half, and we used up a lot of juice in defence, which would come back to haunt us later in the game. Mark O'Meley and Brad Fittler celebrate in 2001. As we got ourselves ready for game three we heard this rumour Wayne Bennett was planning to bring Allan Langer back from England for the decider. As part of a series of first-person pieces by Origin greats, Stevens gives his view on rooming with a monster and Bennett's masterstroke. He snored louder than any human being on the planet and I can still remember many sleepless nights in 2001, staring at the ceiling of the hotel room as Ogre sent zeds out at unbelievable decibels. Mark Hughes was on debut at fullback - he got his and growled "About bloody time!" We all got a laugh out of that. at Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park). Billy just shrugged his shoulders and walked off, I suppose we got more tired and our discipline went and the penalties continued. Gordie Tallis was in his element and I remember him destroying us with his wide running. Sun 01 Jul, 2001 Full Match Replays / Round 19 Knights v Dragons. defeated NSW 16 (Gidley, Fittler, Barrett tries. Es bestand aus drei Spielen, die zwischen dem 6. It didn't take us long to realise it wasn't our night and that we would be the bit players in a Maroons 40-14 fairytale win. 1 - The number 11 jumper was rested in honour of Arthur Beetson in Game One, which marked the 100th State Of Origin game, with Chris McQueen wearing the number 18 jumper. We smashed them 26-8 and we couldn't wait to go to Queensland and settle it. This article originally appeared in Rugby League Week's Heroes of Origin magazine in 2012. Die State of Origin Series 2001 waren die 22. I remember when they handed out the jumpers. Queensland gewann die Series 2-1. Mai und dem 1. Referee: Bill Harrigan. Allan Langer scores at Lang Park during Origin III in 2001. a series of first-person pieces by Origin greats. Sign up for a free NRL Account to access this video and other exclusive content.

Alf scored a try to celebrate his return and Darren Lockyer, playing at fullback, loved having him back in the team and cut us to pieces, and that was that. This article originally appeared in Rugby League Week's Heroes of Origin magazine in 2012. Mark O’Meley is one of the funniest and most unusual characters I've ever met in footy - he's certainly not your average front-rower. We came into 2001 on a high after probably the Blues' most impressive Origin series the previous year when we whitewashed Queensland 3-0 and enraged them with some post-try celebrations. Ryan Girdler, who was having a great season and scored a bunch of points the previous series, found a hole out wide early and scored and we thought we might get away with it. Die State of Origin Series 2001 waren die 22. Morale in the camp was great.

We didn't do it deliberately to piss them off - post-try celebrations were all the rage then - but they obviously kept it in the memory bank and came out angry men in 2001. Ausgabe des Rugby-League-Turniers State of Origin. But things got serious on the field very quickly and Queensland brought us back down to earth in game one, thumping us 34-16. But supercoach Wayne Bennett had a special guest appearance planned for the decider, recalls NSW forward Jason Stevens. Log In, Not sure? The 2001 series was one of the most bizarre yet enjoyable experiences of my life - rooming with "The Ogre". We started all right. State of Origin 2001 Game 3 Maroons v Blues Full Match Replay. … On his day he was almost unstoppable and he was a guy who lived for his Origin footy. State of Origin - Sun May 6, 2001 Game 1 - Queensland vs New South Wales. This is one of the great yarns going around and I can confirm it's true. Maroons won 34 to 16 at Suncorp Stadium. But it died down soon afterwards and we thought, "No, it can't be right". Match info page for the Queensland Origin vs. New South Wales Origin game in Game 1 of the 2001 State Of Origin. Ausgabe des Rugby-League-Turniers State of Origin. It didn’t do us much good, though. Queensland 34 (Lockyer, Smith, Webb, Doyle, Buttigieg, Walker tries. Mai und dem 1. He even made a big bust straight through the heart of the Queensland forwards to set up a memorable try for Freddie Fittler. There was his legendary routine of smearing Dencorub all over his head which he reckoned pumped him up for a big game. Gorden Tallis tears away from Michael Vella. He was only 20 but be took it to the Queensland pack in front of 70,000 in Sydney and got us on the front foot. Playing at prop forward, Beetson captained Queensland in the first ever State of Origin game at Lang Park in 1980 and wore the number 11 jumper. I felt a little awkward and I made sure I locked the door to make sure none of the boys burst in - but I did it and we shared a tender moment. Already have an NRL Account? De Vere 2/3 goals.) The Blues made changes and Ogre came in for Game Two - and what a debut he had. Juli stattfanden. At one stage, poor Freddie got exasperated and pleaded to Bill, "Come on mate, give us a go ... please".

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