QLD: Queensland Maroons Team Appearances

[Queenslander]

Mal and Maroons in Maryborough

STATE of Origin comes to Maryborough next week, with the XXXX Queensland Maroons to train at Eskdale Park on May 17.

Coach Mal Meninga and the 2006 Maroons (to be named Monday) will be at the home of Wide Bay Rugby League from 2.30pm to 4.30pm next Wednesday.

Players will then be available to sign autographs for spectators.

The Carriers Arms Hotel, Alice Street, Maryborough will then host a State of Origin Team Function commencing at 6.45pm.

Tickets are $55 each, including a three course meal and two refreshments. Tables of eight are for $440.

To purchase tickets contact the Carriers Arms Hotel on (07) 4122 6666.

State of Origin Team merchandise will be available at Eskdale Park on training day and also at the function, including:

Jerseys (Player Replica, Women's, Children's)
Supporter T-Shirts
Official Team Caps
Team Flags
Temporary Tattoos
Autograph Pens

This year’s XXXX Maroons will be based at Coolum on the Sunshine Coast, with Wide Bay product and Australian legend Meninga keen to acknowledge his home region.

www.qrl.com.au

[[BroncosGirl]]

I have no idea where Maryborough is :p... but I want to gooo!

[Steelers]

']I have no idea where Maryborough is :p... but I want to gooo!

About 3 hours north of Brissy

[[BroncosGirl]]

About 3 hours north of Brissy

Yer, I knew that ;):p - Now I can't wait till Monday. Im sure they'll train closer to Brissy at some stage, or they'll b e somewhere closer to Brissy thats easier to get to.

[Dakink]

About 3 hours north of Brissy

MWAHAHAHA!!!

Only about 5 hours to go and sabotage their team!!!


MWAHAHAHAAHA!!!

(Disclaimer - I am only kidding there folks)

[Townsville Titan]

MWAHAHAHA!!!

Only about 5 hours to go and sabotage their team!!!


MWAHAHAHAAHA!!!

(Disclaimer - I am only kidding there folks)

Dont joke bout it... like Nike says.. JUST DO IT.... and get a jumper signed for me too... :D :D :D

[Queenslander]

Maryborough a Sea of Maroon
from www.qrl.com.au

A MONSTER crowd at Maryborough’s Eskdale Park has thrown its full support behind Mal Meninga’s XXXX Queensland Maroons and shown regional passion for rugby league remains as strong as ever.

Wide Bay Division Manager Gary Dunbar estimated over 3000 fans were on hand to witness the Maroons squad go through their paces in a grueling session under performance co-ordinator Billy Johnstone.

An autograph signing at the end of the session saw some queues stretched several hundred metres long.

Not even a late downpour could deter fans who came to see their heroes ahead of next Wednesday's opening Harvey Norman State of Origin match at Telstra Stadium, Sydney.

“It has been an excellent promotion,” said Dunbar.

“The training was rigorous and the enthusiasm of the squad shone through. I think everyone was particularly impressed by that and, although the crowd was huge, it was respectfully silent.

“There were people here that we hadn’t seen before or who haven’t been involved for a while. People were saying it was back to the glory days. For rugby league in this area that’s great.”

A strong presence of supporter gear and the large media contingent added to the sense of occasion, with TV helicopters hovering overhead.

Numbers swelled in the crowd as students finished school and workers knocked off for the day early.

The nightly schedule sees The Carriers Arms Hotel, Alice Street, Maryborough hosting a State of Origin Team Function commencing at 6.45pm.

Maryborough is located three hours north of Brisbane and is the headquarters of Wide Bay Rugby League, the region in which coach Meninga first played junior football

The QRL would like to take this opportunity to thank local senior and junior leagues, council and government representatives for their assistance in making the day a success.

[Dakink]

What a massive turn out for the Maroons training run - good work!

[Fampa]

Any idea when the team fly out to Sydney?

Maybe I'll get em at the airport.... :naughty:

[HodgoBerro]

not sure its usually monday or tuesday they leave to go to sydney

[Queenslander]

Locals Shape Up to Mighty Maroons

FORMER Brisbane Broncos player Darren Burns will be among those to face the mighty XXXX Queensland Maroons in a special opposed training session at Kawana this weekend.

In what will be the public’s last opportunity to watch Mal Meninga’s Maroons before they head to Sydney for Wednesday’s Origin I showdown, the team will take to Quad Park at 5pm on Sunday.

This session was originally scheduled as a closed training run, but team management has made a decision to allow members of the public to come along and show their support.

It is important to note that although this session has been thrown open, there will not be opportunities for autographs this time around, due to prior commitments for the team.

Also welcoming the public’s support on Sunday will be a selection of Wide Bay and Sunshine Coast representative players.

Plucked from the Maroochy RSL (Sunshine Coast Gympie) league, the selection features players to appear at both the upcoming 47th Battalion in Bundaberg and the QRL Divisional Championships, at Kawana.

A tentative list of players selected for the occasion is listed below. Among them is veteran forward Darren Burns, now captain-coach of the Gympie Devils.

There is a particular significance to the opposed session, with coach Meninga growing up in the same as the locally-based team.

Sunday’s open session follows a huge day at Maryborough’s Eskdale Park on Wednesday, where over 3000 fans had the opportunity to meet, chat and photograph the 2006 XXXX Maroons

Squad to oppose XXXX Queensland Maroons in simulated training, Sunday 21 May:

MAROOCHY RSL SUNSHINE COAST FALCONS A GRADE SQUAD FOR 47th BATTALION

Phil YOUNG Caboolture
Nathan ROBINSON Noosa
Matt MCCOOK Noosa
Kris McARTHUR Gympie
Jeff SLATER Maroochydore
Chris MARTIN Noosa
Matt LAPWORTH Maroochydore
Gavin BRODY Noosa
Nick SCHMIDT Maroochydore
Brendan KELLY Maroochydore
Stu McKENZIE Nambour
Luke WARD Caloundra
Rick DUNCAN Maroochydore
Noel HASLEM Noosa

Shadows
Clinton SPRY Maroochydore
Darryl FITZGERALD Noosa
Sam FOLEY Kawana
Shannon KEARNS Kawana

WIDE BAY SQUAD FOR QRL DIVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Wade CLARKE Caloundra
Calan SIPTHORPE Kawana
Anthony ZIPF Noosa
Brad IBBS Caloundra
Brad THOMPSON Caloundra
Darren BURNS - Gympie
Darren ROBERTS Nambour
Richard PURU Caboolture
Stu MCKENZIE Nambour

from www.qrl.com.au

[Steelers]

Cool... might head down to it... it's only a 10 min drive from where I am :)

[qld power]

im trying to sort out ,my air tickets to brissy for origin 2 when will the qlsd team be up in briss do they come up 2 days before the game and is there normally public sessions we can attend that late into their preparation

[..::Coops::..]

it was in the courier mail today - QLD team appearinging @ Harvey Normans, Coorparoo, on tomorrow(thursday) 6.30pm-8.30pm.

(not 100% on times - will confirm later)

[s_s_s]

it was in the courier mail today - QLD team appearinging @ Harvey Normans, Coorparoo, on tomorrow(thursday) 6.30pm-8.30pm.

(not 100% on times - will confirm later)

read it in the paper and it says they'll be there between 6.30pm-7.30pm

btw tonight some of the QLD players will be at a place called The Rumjungle @ Bracken Ridge between 5pm-6:30pm

[..::Coops::..]

yep s_s_s is correct 6.30-7.30pm for harvey normans

[Queenslander]

read it in the paper and it says they'll be there between 6.30pm-7.30pm

btw tonight some of the QLD players will be at a place called The Rumjungle @ Bracken Ridge between 5pm-6:30pm

Excellent, thanks for posting that :thumbsup:

[Kallan]

Thanks for posting that about the harvery norman at cooparoo, I might go to that!!

[qld power]

can some get me some autographs if possible on any posters the got avaiable there would be very much apperecaited

[Kallan]

I was going but now i can't because the people i was going with can't go anymore :(

[HodgoBerro]

would love to go but the rumjungle is such a dive.

i feel sorry for the players who have to go there.

[Manly Boy]

Pretty good turn out just for training, imagine the support for the match..

[BRONCOS FAN]

Yeah even though they have some injurys their team looks pretty strong..