Sharon Grierson (Newcastle, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

It is the day after the first round of the State of Origin, and some of us in New South Wales are feeling a little bruised by the result. I would like to share with the chamber some of the good-news sports stories from my electorate of Newcastle. I start by congratulating Newcastle local Kurt Gidley for his fine performance captaining the New South Wales Blues in the origin last night—even if we did lose. We still have two games left, Kurt; I am sure you can turn the team around and steer them to victory. I wish you well.

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