This morning 92.5 Triple M Gold’s Flan, Ali & Spida headed down the road from their Gold Coast home to the NSW/QLD state border for a game of Tug of Origin, a literal border tug of war between NSW and QLD players ahead of tonight’s Game II.
The teams were:
QUEENSLAND
Chris Walker – Captain
Chris Cherry – Tweed Mayor
Ali Plath – Triple M Breakfast
Al Dobie – Triple M Breakfast
Patrick Griffiths – The Gold Coast’s Strongest Man under 105kgs
Petrus Du Plessis – Ex-pro rugby player and international rugby coach
Lou-Anne – Triple M listener/QLD fan
Allan Night – Triple M listener/QLD fan
NEW SOUTH WALES
Todd Carney – Captain
Tom Tate – Gold Coast Mayor
Peter ‘Spida’ Everitt – Triple M Breakfast
Sean ‘Flan’ Flanagan – Triple M Breakfast
Elly Smith – 13th World’s Strongest Woman 2023
Deb – Triple M listener and local Tug Of War Champion
Pauline – Triple M listener/NSW fan
Anthony – Triple M listener/NSW fan
NRL and State of Origin legends Chris Walker (QLD) and Todd Carney (NSW) with the Gold Coast Mayor, Tom Tate, and Chris Cherry, the Tweed Mayor, swapping sides!! That must explain the dodgy results. You can watch below. I’m not telling you who won, although the images might give it away.