Source : ABC NEWS
Cameron Munster wants to honour Queensland State of Origin greats by leading the Maroons to a series victory over NSW in Brisbane on Wednesday night.
Munster feels he owes a debt to Maroons legends Johnathan Thurston, Cooper Cronk, Cameron Smith and Billy Slater, who finished their Origin careers as he was starting out.
“We’ve had some really good players come through and really bleed for the jersey,” Munster said.
“Smithy, Coops [Cronk], Billy and JT [Thurston]. They’ve been great for the game, pouring their blood out for the Maroon jersey.
“They instilled the belief and confidence in us that we can go out there and be like them.
“I was definitely very lucky that when I got my chance on debut in Brisbane [in 2017], I had JT looking after me in camp. They put that belief in you.
“When you have guys like that and Bill in the coaching staff telling you how good you can be and how good we are if we get it all right, it just makes you want to run through a brick wall.”
Cameron Munster has never won an Origin decider in Brisbane as captain. (Getty Images: Darrian Traynor)
Munster has won four of the five Origin series he has contested since 2020.
He missed the 2024 series, won by the Blues, with injury.
The 31-year-old is yet to captain the Maroons to victory in a series decider in Brisbane.
“I don’t think you can get a better thrill,” Munster said.
“It will probably top everything, to be fair.
“To have the ‘C’ next to my name for the first time at home, especially in a decider … it’s something you dream about as a kid.
“I’ve had a great record in [Origin deciders], but that doesn’t mean it’s going to get us over the line.”
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