Kevin Campion: Maroons star ahead of the start of the State of Origin

State of Origin is back for 2025!

The Maroons are hosting the Blues at Suncorp Stadium for Game 1 tonight.

Queensland legend Kevin Campion is on his way there with a bus full of 100 kiwi fans. He spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk.

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Speaker 1 (00:06):
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Speaker 2 (00:17):
We're talking Orangin. Now we're joined by Kevin Campion. Kevin,
what on earth are you doing? I believe you've been
well cajoled into joining a whold of the kiwis on
a bus now.

Speaker 3 (00:27):
Mate, I know, I know, I'm sorry about the background noise,
but I'll tell you now, I am with one hundred
New Zealand of Patrids and they've flown over from min
to ten New Zealand and I'm hosting them tonight at
the famous sun Court Stadium and I've got eighty percent
of them gay for at the moment. So I'm doing

(00:50):
a yeah, yeah, a good bust up with these guys
and we're looking forward to it.

Speaker 2 (00:55):
How many did you have to convert to the Maroon?
Were there plenty of New South Welshman?

Speaker 4 (00:59):
Yet?

Speaker 3 (00:59):
Maybe out of one hundred, I've got eighty, so I've
got twenty left. You know, it hasn't been.

Speaker 4 (01:06):
Hard good work on that.

Speaker 2 (01:08):
So I suppose once you get the Sun Corp it's
all focus on on the game. And we know that
sun Court with the Maroons is quite the place. But
it doesn't always work out like that, it doesn't such
as the energy of Origin.

Speaker 3 (01:22):
Yeah, it's a funny one. But you know, you know
obviously that the Blues had won last year's series. But
you know, I think I just think we've got the
edge tonight. And I know they were, you know where
obviously the underdog being Queenslanders, but we've just picked such
a good working forward pack and I really like you

(01:42):
and I'm so thank well that Tino is back in
the side. You know, he's a great leader and he's
play great football at pub Land. So yeah, look really
excited about how we're going to bash them up in
the forest tonight.

Speaker 2 (01:55):
And that's fairly standard, isn't it for Origin thing as
long as I've been in this game. It's all the
same thing, Bash them up the front and see what happens.
Is not all the subtlers there?

Speaker 3 (02:04):
Yeah, look, I think our forward pack could be disappointed
with probably the last two games of last year series.
You know, we got away with the first game in
the series, but by the third series where we just
looked beaten and you know it was hard to take being.

Speaker 4 (02:23):
An ex Queenslander and you know, such a you know.

Speaker 3 (02:26):
Queen's supporter, so it was very hard to take and
I think they were a bit embarrassed, the Queensland side
from Mars year. But you know, anything can happen tonight
and I just think I think we've just got the edge.
I think, you know, I think Dari Cherry Evans will
play himself back in the form. He hasn't been playing good,

(02:46):
good footing at the club level. Month's just been playing well.
Calm Ponder's you know, been you know, off a little
bit of club land as well.

Speaker 4 (02:59):
But you know, I love I love, I love that Harry.

Speaker 3 (03:03):
Green has been playing unbelievable, unbelievable football and we've got
Tommy Diedon coming off the bench, so that he's just
going to be the key to I think that how
that rotation will go, I'm.

Speaker 4 (03:15):
I'm not sure, but it's going to be very exciting.
I'll give you the tip.

Speaker 2 (03:19):
Kevin Campian, you're a former Queensland, You're a former Maroon.
You'll always be a Queensland. I believe you just said
that made you okay.

Speaker 4 (03:28):
From North Queensland, and I grew.

Speaker 3 (03:31):
Up just loving Queensland on a Queensland Yes, you are
more importantly I'm a North Queens lator.

Speaker 2 (03:37):
Okay, so talking about that team and about guys that
aren't quite informed generally, how realistic is the transfer of
form from club football to origin football.

Speaker 4 (03:48):
Well, it'll all depend on how I thought that goes.

Speaker 3 (03:51):
And I think our whole forward packer in pretty good,
in pretty good form. Look, I think I think we've
we've picked a forward pack that have got big, you know,
big minutes in them, which you know all of them
could play eighty minutes. I think Carry, especially Carrigan and

(04:12):
Rebn Cotter. I think Tino who has been playing some
good football with the Titans, you know that just come
off a good win as well.

Speaker 4 (04:22):
And Harry Grant like he's a key to that forward.

Speaker 3 (04:25):
Pack, like his service from Tammie half is has to
be exceptional and not only for our forwards but also
yeah back to the outside back.

Speaker 4 (04:35):
So yeah, look, it's going to be a great game.

Speaker 3 (04:37):
And yeah, more importantly, I'm on a bus with one
hundred news heal and representatives from Minor ten years ill
and I'm loving it.

Speaker 2 (04:51):
Brilliant, Hey look good Amongsteam.

Speaker 3 (04:53):
In particular, there's a great men name over in the
Monor ten years and his name is Tony Scott. I'm
not sure, and look I'm not speaking in the school.
He's a bit of a learned thing. But if anyone
needs anything from minor ten year sealers, Tony Scott is
the person to Galancy

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