Christian Welch is embracing his role as number one 'hype man” for the Maroons in Game One, having made a remarkable return to the representative arena, a year after missing an entire season with injury.
Christian Welch is embracing his role as number one"hype man” for the Maroons in Game One, having made a remarkable return to the representative arena, a year after missing an entire season with injury.
Welch ruptured his Achilles in the opening game of the 2022 season, ruling him out for the remaining games, but made a successful return to the field in Round 1 this year. So far, he has only missed the one game in the lead-up to being named as the 19th man for Queensland’s Origin I squad. “It's really such a special thing State of Origin, Queensland, and I was only thinking, this time last year, I was still on a moon boot, couldn't really weight-bear, couldn't walk properly and had to work my way back,” the Melbourne Storm skipper said.
“It’s great to be involved with the team and it's such a special team … these Origin camps are the best time of your life.”When veteran Josh Papali’i announcing his retirement before the 2023 campaign kicked off, the Maroons lost one of their most senior forwards, prompting coach Billy Slater to promote Thomas Flegler to start alongside Lindsay Collins up front, while Pat Carrigan, David Fifita and Tom Gilbert will be the starting back row.
In camp, Welch’s experience in Origin and his role as a captain of an NRL team will be put to good use by Slater, who will be counting on him to provide guidance to the younger forwards.
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