Game party bed flight 16 hours after Origin kickoff Brian Too was still wearing his playing kit

We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Blues winger Brian To’o was still wearing his NSW Origin playing kit 16 hours after kick-off and Michael Maguire brought back his famous baseball bat before taking one last swing at Queensland, labelling the state’s oft-cited monopoly on State of Origin passion as a myth.Best porn XXX. Maguire and half his side touched down in Sydney after one of the greatest wins in NSW history, with To’o grinning from ear-to-ear in the sky-blue jersey and shorts he played in on Wednesday night. Front and centre of celebrations after the Blues’ stunning 14-4 triumph in the Suncorp sheds was a black baseball bat, which Maguire refused to discuss when pressed on Thursday. The Blues coach has famously used a baseball bat in pre-game motivational speeches throughout his career, and just as famously refused to be drawn on the subject. In 2016 during his time at Souths, Maguire urged his side to “keep swinging” during a game at 4 Pines Park before taking to a portion of the dressing room with the bat and receiving a repair bill from Manly a few days later. Maguire was far more forthcoming on the Blues’ achievements in enemy territory and lobbed one more barb at Queensland in the process. Swing, batter, swing: Blues skipper Jake Trbojevic celebrates with Michael Maguire’s baseball bat.Credit: NRL Photos “What I’m most proud of is the connection I’ve seen between not just the playing group and the staff, but the Old Boys,” Maguire said. “Everyone continually says that the people up north have more passion. ‘They have more this, they have more that.’ I’ve seen that it’s alive and well down here. “It’s a myth. You can quote me on that.” Origin has been dominated since its inception by the notion Queensland is more invested in the series and that NSW media and former players are far more critical of players and selections. Brian To’o still hasn’t taken off his playing kit.Credit: Wolter Peeters Maguire has engaged in a high-profile and extensive bid to meet with dozens of ex-Blues players this year and made the champion 1985 team a focal point of his camps almost 40 years on. “I think we’ve got a way to go to continue creating what we’re feeling right now,” he said. “And everyone’s involved. People are passionate about the sport but what I’ve been shown by hundreds of the Old Boys that have played, it’s been enjoyable to be a part of. And we got the result for them. That’s something they’re proud of. “You’ve got no idea how many text messages I’ve had from past players, [saying] just how happy they are. It just goes to show what it really means to them.” Jarome Luai leads the celebrations in the NSW sheds.Credit: NRL Photos Only players from Penrith, Manly, Souths and St George Illawarra returned to Sydney, given club fixtures for the rest of Maguire’s team are spread from Townsville to Melbourne this weekend. While Maguire took aim at Queensland’s Origin rhetoric, five-eighth Jarome Luai took to social media as well with a celebratory Instagram post outside Brisbane’s iconic Caxton Hotel. Last year Luai fired off his infamous “Chill, all you idiots have work tomorrow morning” post in response to abuse after his Origin II send-off. On Wednesday he produced the match-turning play with a 64th-minute break that led to Bradman Best scoring the first try of the game, and said Maguire’s own devotion to the Blues’ cause had spread right throughout the NSW side. “I can’t speak highly enough of Madge and what he’s brought into this team,” Luai said. “I think the passion that he’s shown has brought that out in us. “Queenslanders are pretty good at dishing it out so I had to get one back for my New South Welshmen. “You can’t really take social media too seriously these days. If you do, you’ve got too much time on your hands.” Sports news, results and expert commentary. Sign up for our Sport newsletter. NRL is Live and Free on Channel 9 & 9Now Copyright © 2024