State of Origin game three: Inside the Blues’ wild Origin celebrations as they belt out an obscene new team song that will leave Queenslanders furious
- Blues wrote insulting lyrics for party song
- NSW also sang a beer jingle after famous win
- Andrew Johns walked into the locker room in chaos
The triumphant NSW State of Origin stars have sung their new team anthem in honour of their historic win over Queensland on Wednesday night. Maroons fans will not be happy with the lyrics.
The Blues’ heroic 14-4 victory over Queensland at Suncorp was only their third series-clinching win in Brisbane from 13 attempts.
It gave the Blues only their fifth series win in 19 years and prevented Queensland from claiming a third straight series title in one of the greatest Origin matches ever.
In the sheds, immediately after the team won the shield, Blues star Stephen Crichton led the team in the new R-rated victory song at top volume. Here are the lyrics…
NEW TEAM SONG
You’ve been talking a lot of nonsense with your mouth.
With your mouth.
‘But we are the boys from Blue, New South.
‘New South.
‘Where’s Queensland? We can’t see you.
We can’t see you.
‘Blues, get up, let me hear you.
Let me hear you.
Let me hear you.
Let me hear you.
“Let me hear you.”
The Blues made history with only their third win in a deciding match in Brisbane, prompting wild celebrations in the dressing rooms
The team debuted their new team victory song after the classic win at Suncorp Stadium – and the first line of the song is R-rated
NRL icon Phil Gould previously revealed that the Blues had to scrap their old team anthem because the lyrics were so crude they would get the team into trouble if played on television.
“You couldn’t sing the old team song with all those TV cameras and microphones in the room,” Gould said in 2018 on his podcast Six Tackles with Gus.
“It wasn’t very tasty, but it gave you a kick.”
“I think everyone likes to celebrate in the locker room with a song these days. When you win, it’s just that atmosphere in the room and you feel like you have to do something.”
After the second match in Melbourne, Blues Winger Brian To’o led the team in a rendition of the famous old jingle of one of their sponsors, Tooheys New beer.
Stars such as Dylan Edwards, prop Payne Haas, centre Latrell Mitchell, halfback Mitchell Moses, utility Connor Watson and backrower Angus Crichton played the famous ‘I feel like a Tooheys’ song brilliantly.
That was repeated at Suncorp on Wednesday night, when Andrew Johns walked into the sheds to interview the players while Jarome Luai led the vocals and banged out a beat on the lid of a cool box.
He spoke to Connor Watson first and asked him, “How are you feeling?”
“One of these!” Watson replied, holding up a can of beer.
‘Joey’ then quickly ran through the locker room to get reactions from the excited stars.
“The best ever, Joey. The best experience of my life,” said Mitch Barnett, who may have had some explaining to do to his wife, as she had recently given birth to their second child.
Mitchell Moses (right) broke the biceps of his beer-drinking hand during the win, but was all smiles with teammate Zac Lomax (left) despite the beer celebration on Thursday.
Johns – whose jacket had a large quantity of beer on it – spoke to halfback Mitchell Moses, who had just been told his season was over after tearing his right biceps.
Holding his Tooheys with his injured arm, he said: ‘The best ever. Mate, you know how it feels, come out here and win a deciding game at Suncorp, in their back yard. It doesn’t get much better than that.’
Johns was the last halfback to lead his team to a decisive victory in Brisbane in 2005.
‘You dream about those moments. I’ve had it so many times in my dreams, it’s not funny and to be able to experience that moment and [have] “It’s the best feeling ever when it comes out.”