QLD Maroons 2025

[Desert Qlder]

Just to clear up any roach scuttlebutt about DCE not being present last night - he is on holidays with his family during school holidays. Taking advantage of Manly having the bye.

The legacy of DCE is quite secure for us Queenslanders, regardless of the difficult call to conclude his Origin career.

 

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Five quick hits — how one man dominated and went down in Maroons folklore

Tom Dearden etches his name in Queensland folklore in one of the most complete performances in Origin history.

www.abc.net.au

 

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After Origin III, Tom Dearden walks with Queensland legends

State of Origin is about rising to the occasion, but Tom Dearden's performance in the decider proved that rising above it is what makes Queensland heroes.

www.abc.net.au

Love This. Opening to the article.

When Tom Dearden talks about what kept him going when his legs grew heavy — what drove him to dig deep, time and again, to lead his state to a victory that will live forever — he makes it all sound so simple.

"It's a pretty easy one, you look down and realise you're wearing the Maroon jersey," Dearden said.