{"id":302927,"date":"2023-06-01T13:00:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T13:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=302927"},"modified":"2023-06-01T13:58:03","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T13:58:03","slug":"skippers-rousing-message-that-sparked-maroons-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=302927","title":{"rendered":"Skipper's rousing message that sparked Maroons star"},"content":{"rendered":"

Q\ufeffueensland<\/a> skipper Ali Brigginshaw has revealed the stirring message she gave Maroons debutant Keilee Joseph before her Player of the Match performance in the State of Origin<\/a> opener.<\/p>\n

Joseph was outstanding, \ufeffrunning for 103 metres and laying 23 tackles as the Maroons claimed a vital 18-10 victory<\/a> at CommBank Stadium in Sydney.<\/p>\n

The 21-year-old lock played with the words "nanny" and "poppy" written on her taped wrists as she revealed her sick grandfather had been a major source of inspiration.<\/p>\n

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However, Joseph's grandparents weren't her only source of inspiration on the night, with her skipper Brigginshaw \ufeffopening up on her own words of advice to her young teammate.<\/p>\n

\"SYDNEY,<\/p>\n

"I spoke to her before the game and said, 'You don't want to be a one-game player, you want to [play for] 10 years'," she told Nine.<\/p>\n

"I wanted her to set her standards and set a legacy for that jersey and she did that tonight."<\/p>\n

Joseph revealed that she was "very, very nervous" in the lead-up to the match, calling her Player of the Match award "amazing".<\/p>\n

\ufeffQueensland also revealed how the stirring comeback win from their male counterparts on Wednesday night laid the platform for their own victory.<\/p>\n

"Definitely (drew inspiration from last night), the boys played an awesome game and we wanted to bring that out tonight as well," Maroons star Julia Robinson, who scored a double, told Nine.<\/p>\n

\"SYDNEY,<\/p>\n

"We just had to be calm and set ourselves back up and just go out there and connect with each other."<\/p>\n

"\ufeffI was just so proud of how the girls were together as a team. We watched the boys last night and they just showed up for each other, so if anything, watching them showed us the way," added Brigginshaw.<\/p>\n

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"We've got so many young kids, but I loved how we brought it together."<\/p>\n

The two sides will meet again in Townsville on June 22 for the series finale, with NSW needing a victory by nine points or more to retain the Origin shield.<\/p>\n

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