June 16, 2025 • 7 mins
State of Origin Game 2 is just around the corner this Wednesday (June 18th) and Rod and Gabi managed to sneak into Blues camp to get the inside scoop ahead of the big clash in Perth. They caught up with New South Wales star and Canberra Raiders gun Hudson Young, who opened up about how the Raiders are shaping up this season, the progress of the team and of course, the Blues’ preparations as they gear up to take on the Maroons in an Origin showdown.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
I mentioned after the fantastic game, the incredible turnout and
another win when Big Pappa played his record breaking game
for the Green Machine, that it was an emotional time.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Afterwards. Ricky Stewart looked emotional, the.
Speaker 1 (00:14):
Players were emotional, and I had a number of people
message me after they were listening to the Triple M
coverage in other cities around Australia. They said Hudson Young
was so in the moment that he absolutely forgot he
was on the radio.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
Hudson Youngest just joined us.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
Goore he will find out about his injury and talk
about the day.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
Nick, Chris Damper you yeah, had o mate, what a day?
Just what a day full stop. Yes, it's huge mate,
the build up more weeks beans.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Such a great week to come out and turn this
on for one of ours, one of our best mates
here in camera mean.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
So much license for everyone that turned up and braved
the cold.
Speaker 3 (00:53):
Well, we're so grateful and thankful to have the best
fans in.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
The cold one for the serds are there here and
by the there's ever a time you're going to forget
where you are, that's the time, Hudson Young getto mate.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
Good morning.
Speaker 4 (01:07):
We're very well, we've got the beat machine ready.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
Well, when you know you're on the radio, it's a
different thing. But you're surrounded by footy players, you've just
played footy, you're covered in blood and sweat.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
You forgot where you were for a moment. But that
was an emotional game, wasn't it.
Speaker 3 (01:22):
Yeah, one d per It was an emotional week with
Big Poppa breaking the all time record. But I think
that's the first time I've ever swore on radio or TV.
So yeah, like you said, I was just in the moment,
and he means so much of the club and to
all us players.
Speaker 2 (01:39):
I could tell that you were lost in the moment.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
You just swore, and then you corrected yourself by swearing
a second time, which is the funniest way to do it.
It's been, you know, an emotional time, I imagine, and
you're away because we're crossing to you now in State
of Origin Blues Camp, right, Oh yeah, this is that
explains the delay. You're on the other side of the world.
Ricky Stewart's young fellow got the call up. Yes, that
would mean a lot to the club.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Wouldn't it.
Speaker 3 (02:02):
Yeah, one hundred percent. I feel like Jed Jed's been
a big part of our squad for a couple of
years now and he's always been one of the best
trainers and he's been playing really well in reserve grades.
So yeah, I'm really happy for him to come and
get his shot. And it's probably a difficult one four
stick because him being his son and you're always a
little bit tentative whether to put him in or not.
(02:24):
So us leadership group and all the players in camera
back him and I can't wait to see him play.
Speaker 4 (02:31):
So you'll be back through the game on the weekend, right,
Because you backed it up last time after Origin, you're
doing the same this time around.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
Yeah. So I'll play it tomorrow night against the Maroons
and then we'll fly back Thursday and then I'll play
in Sydney on Friday.
Speaker 4 (02:45):
My god, back at it straight in. I saw this
article the other day about one of the Morons players
who's debuting in this Origin, and he was saying he
has this pregame ritual of well, I don't know if
it's pregame, but he definitely has in the past. Put
Chumrick up.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
It's nostrs an he reckons.
Speaker 4 (03:01):
It actually really helps his game, do you have any
weird pregame rituals or anything like that that kind of
get you in the right mind frame.
Speaker 3 (03:12):
No, I don't really have any rituals. There. Used to
be a little bit more superstitious, superstitious on certain things
like undies in that when I was a kid. But no,
I don't know what you do up that side of
the border. Mate.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
Yeah, Ron, this is my own fault.
Speaker 1 (03:33):
It's my own fault absolutely for having any Queensland shenanigans
pinned on me.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
I am representing the entire state at the moment.
Speaker 4 (03:39):
For the game tonight, it is we're hoping for a
clean sweep in New South Wales. Just taking out the
first two games the Championships ours. That's you know, that's
what we always want. However, game three is always a
bit of a dud when we already know who's won
out of the state of origin three. So is there
a part of you who kind of goes, oh, decider
in game three would be kind of cool?
Speaker 3 (04:01):
No?
Speaker 5 (04:02):
No, yeah, if you said yes, you would be dropped
from the side before you run out tomorrow.
Speaker 1 (04:13):
So that is absolutely the correct answer. Do you leave
your birthday on? Because I said this to Gabby yesterday.
She loves it when it's her birthday, and because she
puts the birth date up on all the social media
platforms so that people don't spoken to.
Speaker 2 (04:28):
For at least twelve to like twenty sometimes years, will.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
Message her happy birthday. Do you leave your birthday so
people know what? Do you take the date down?
Speaker 3 (04:38):
No, my birthday is still still up on Facebook, so
I still have my old mates and family and that
putting posts in that.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
Good because I was about to say happy birthday for
last Tuesday. But the only reason I know is because
the girls in the office gush over your girlfriend's social
media pages and she wished you were happy birthday, and
they were like, it's his birthday.
Speaker 3 (05:00):
My birthday last Tuesday turned twenty seven, so getting.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
They yeah, you're right.
Speaker 1 (05:06):
They complain that you don't post enough about her, but she,
they like whenever she posts about you.
Speaker 3 (05:15):
Yeah, I know she my missus always blows up there
and need to put more photos up as well, But
I just don't keep my socials on with footy and fishing.
At the moment.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
They're going to complaine, I'm the one who cops the feedback.
Speaker 1 (05:30):
They go, Hudson needs to put up his girlfriend more
and leave them alone.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
He's just it's just about footy and fishing. I see you.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
When you posted that photo that big fishy court the
other day, people were impressed by that too, so you
know it's it's fine.
Speaker 3 (05:43):
Shelters in two slides, two slides in front, so they're
only they're only looking at the fish, are they?
Speaker 2 (05:51):
That's absolutely right? All right? This is this is go
time and.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
Look, you know I follow Queensland, but this is a
very impressive Blues team and it's fun to want. You
guys are dialed riding and if I could tell your
way that the Morons are going to get it done
in Perth, I would, and I just don't see it.
So Game two looks like it'll be a dead dead
rubber for game three. Good luck out there, mate, I mean.
Speaker 4 (06:14):
Go in Perth just quickly, Like what's the feeling in
Perth when it is so far away from Queensland and
New South Wales to play?
Speaker 3 (06:21):
The build up has been really good. We got over
it a couple of days ago, but it's my first
time in city. It's in the city itself, so no,
I'm really loving it and I can't wait for Captain's run. Today,
and I'm sure the build up over the next twenty
four hours is going to continue and it would be
a great turnout off the stadium.
Speaker 2 (06:39):
You didn't get in on Sunday, did you?
Speaker 4 (06:42):
Ah?
Speaker 3 (06:44):
What days it? Now? We got in on Saturday. O.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
Don't go down the street on a Sunday tumble, that's it.
Speaker 3 (06:51):
Yeah, I found that out as well.
Speaker 2 (06:53):
No Sunday trading and no daylight savings. The farmers there
are a whole other world.
Speaker 1 (06:57):
And I'm getting stuck in because checking your pisto me sorry,
I can't.
Speaker 3 (07:01):
Couldn't even get a coffee on Sunday morning?
Speaker 2 (07:03):
What No, of course you can't know it's next cafe
at home or nothing. That's the way they roll in wa.
All right, make good luck out there.
Speaker 1 (07:09):
We'll see you on the TV tomorrow night and we
look forward to your running back out for the Green
Machine in about ten seconds time.
Speaker 2 (07:15):
But we'll just focus on the Blues now.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
Good luck seez guys. Thanks having me on. Appreciate it.
I mentioned after the fantastic game, the incredible turnout and
another win when Big Pappa played his record breaking game
for the Green Machine, that it was an emotional time.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Afterwards. Ricky Stewart looked emotional, the.
Speaker 1 (00:14):
Players were emotional, and I had a number of people
message me after they were listening to the Triple M
coverage in other cities around Australia. They said Hudson Young
was so in the moment that he absolutely forgot he
was on the radio.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
Hudson Youngest just joined us.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
Goore he will find out about his injury and talk
about the day.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
Nick, Chris Damper you yeah, had o mate, what a day?
Just what a day full stop. Yes, it's huge mate,
the build up more weeks beans.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Such a great week to come out and turn this
on for one of ours, one of our best mates
here in camera mean.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
So much license for everyone that turned up and braved
the cold.
Speaker 3 (00:53):
Well, we're so grateful and thankful to have the best
fans in.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
The cold one for the serds are there here and
by the there's ever a time you're going to forget
where you are, that's the time, Hudson Young getto mate.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
Good morning.
Speaker 4 (01:07):
We're very well, we've got the beat machine ready.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
Well, when you know you're on the radio, it's a
different thing. But you're surrounded by footy players, you've just
played footy, you're covered in blood and sweat.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
You forgot where you were for a moment. But that
was an emotional game, wasn't it.
Speaker 3 (01:22):
Yeah, one d per It was an emotional week with
Big Poppa breaking the all time record. But I think
that's the first time I've ever swore on radio or TV.
So yeah, like you said, I was just in the moment,
and he means so much of the club and to
all us players.
Speaker 2 (01:39):
I could tell that you were lost in the moment.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
You just swore, and then you corrected yourself by swearing
a second time, which is the funniest way to do it.
It's been, you know, an emotional time, I imagine, and
you're away because we're crossing to you now in State
of Origin Blues Camp, right, Oh yeah, this is that
explains the delay. You're on the other side of the world.
Ricky Stewart's young fellow got the call up. Yes, that
would mean a lot to the club.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Wouldn't it.
Speaker 3 (02:02):
Yeah, one hundred percent. I feel like Jed Jed's been
a big part of our squad for a couple of
years now and he's always been one of the best
trainers and he's been playing really well in reserve grades.
So yeah, I'm really happy for him to come and
get his shot. And it's probably a difficult one four
stick because him being his son and you're always a
little bit tentative whether to put him in or not.
(02:24):
So us leadership group and all the players in camera
back him and I can't wait to see him play.
Speaker 4 (02:31):
So you'll be back through the game on the weekend, right,
Because you backed it up last time after Origin, you're
doing the same this time around.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
Yeah. So I'll play it tomorrow night against the Maroons
and then we'll fly back Thursday and then I'll play
in Sydney on Friday.
Speaker 4 (02:45):
My god, back at it straight in. I saw this
article the other day about one of the Morons players
who's debuting in this Origin, and he was saying he
has this pregame ritual of well, I don't know if
it's pregame, but he definitely has in the past. Put
Chumrick up.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
It's nostrs an he reckons.
Speaker 4 (03:01):
It actually really helps his game, do you have any
weird pregame rituals or anything like that that kind of
get you in the right mind frame.
Speaker 3 (03:12):
No, I don't really have any rituals. There. Used to
be a little bit more superstitious, superstitious on certain things
like undies in that when I was a kid. But no,
I don't know what you do up that side of
the border. Mate.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
Yeah, Ron, this is my own fault.
Speaker 1 (03:33):
It's my own fault absolutely for having any Queensland shenanigans
pinned on me.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
I am representing the entire state at the moment.
Speaker 4 (03:39):
For the game tonight, it is we're hoping for a
clean sweep in New South Wales. Just taking out the
first two games the Championships ours. That's you know, that's
what we always want. However, game three is always a
bit of a dud when we already know who's won
out of the state of origin three. So is there
a part of you who kind of goes, oh, decider
in game three would be kind of cool?
Speaker 3 (04:01):
No?
Speaker 5 (04:02):
No, yeah, if you said yes, you would be dropped
from the side before you run out tomorrow.
Speaker 1 (04:13):
So that is absolutely the correct answer. Do you leave
your birthday on? Because I said this to Gabby yesterday.
She loves it when it's her birthday, and because she
puts the birth date up on all the social media
platforms so that people don't spoken to.
Speaker 2 (04:28):
For at least twelve to like twenty sometimes years, will.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
Message her happy birthday. Do you leave your birthday so
people know what? Do you take the date down?
Speaker 3 (04:38):
No, my birthday is still still up on Facebook, so
I still have my old mates and family and that
putting posts in that.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
Good because I was about to say happy birthday for
last Tuesday. But the only reason I know is because
the girls in the office gush over your girlfriend's social
media pages and she wished you were happy birthday, and
they were like, it's his birthday.
Speaker 3 (05:00):
My birthday last Tuesday turned twenty seven, so getting.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
They yeah, you're right.
Speaker 1 (05:06):
They complain that you don't post enough about her, but she,
they like whenever she posts about you.
Speaker 3 (05:15):
Yeah, I know she my missus always blows up there
and need to put more photos up as well, But
I just don't keep my socials on with footy and fishing.
At the moment.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
They're going to complaine, I'm the one who cops the feedback.
Speaker 1 (05:30):
They go, Hudson needs to put up his girlfriend more
and leave them alone.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
He's just it's just about footy and fishing. I see you.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
When you posted that photo that big fishy court the
other day, people were impressed by that too, so you
know it's it's fine.
Speaker 3 (05:43):
Shelters in two slides, two slides in front, so they're
only they're only looking at the fish, are they?
Speaker 2 (05:51):
That's absolutely right? All right? This is this is go
time and.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
Look, you know I follow Queensland, but this is a
very impressive Blues team and it's fun to want. You
guys are dialed riding and if I could tell your
way that the Morons are going to get it done
in Perth, I would, and I just don't see it.
So Game two looks like it'll be a dead dead
rubber for game three. Good luck out there, mate, I mean.
Speaker 4 (06:14):
Go in Perth just quickly, Like what's the feeling in
Perth when it is so far away from Queensland and
New South Wales to play?
Speaker 3 (06:21):
The build up has been really good. We got over
it a couple of days ago, but it's my first
time in city. It's in the city itself, so no,
I'm really loving it and I can't wait for Captain's run. Today,
and I'm sure the build up over the next twenty
four hours is going to continue and it would be
a great turnout off the stadium.
Speaker 2 (06:39):
You didn't get in on Sunday, did you?
Speaker 4 (06:42):
Ah?
Speaker 3 (06:44):
What days it? Now? We got in on Saturday. O.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
Don't go down the street on a Sunday tumble, that's it.
Speaker 3 (06:51):
Yeah, I found that out as well.
Speaker 2 (06:53):
No Sunday trading and no daylight savings. The farmers there
are a whole other world.
Speaker 1 (06:57):
And I'm getting stuck in because checking your pisto me sorry,
I can't.
Speaker 3 (07:01):
Couldn't even get a coffee on Sunday morning?
Speaker 2 (07:03):
What No, of course you can't know it's next cafe
at home or nothing. That's the way they roll in wa.
All right, make good luck out there.
Speaker 1 (07:09):
We'll see you on the TV tomorrow night and we
look forward to your running back out for the Green
Machine in about ten seconds time.
Speaker 2 (07:15):
But we'll just focus on the Blues now.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
Good luck seez guys. Thanks having me on. Appreciate it.
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