Stories of Origin: Billy Slater's Favourite Origin - The "Billy the Kid" Breakout
5/10/202631 min
The "Billy the Kid" Breakout: State of Origin Game 2, 2004
In this episode of Stories of Origin, host Matthew Thompson sits down with a true icon of the game, current Maroons coach and Queensland legend Billy Slater.
Travel back to 2004, a year that cemented Slater's place in Origin folklore. We revisit the electric atmosphere of Suncorp Stadium and the moment that left the sporting world breathless: Slater’s legendary double chip-and-chase try.
Join us as Billy reflects on the sheer instinct behind that iconic play, the magic of the 2004 series, and what it means to be part of the Maroons' enduring legacy.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
[gentle music] Nine podcasts.
Billy Slater· Guest0:03
[gentle music] Probably more a dream than a goal. As a kid growing up in Queensland, you sorta wanna play for your state. You look up to players like Alfie Langer and Wally Lewis, and those sort of players. Um, uh, I, I actually thought long and hard about my favorite Origin game and my favorite Origin series. And there are, there are some wonderful memories from later in my career. I, I pick this game purely because of how it made me feel, um, at the time and, and the feeling it gave to that hometown from where I'm from.
Speaker 3· Soundbite0:48
Billy! Billy!
Billy Slater· Guest0:55
Like, it, it was, it was such an incredible moment for me to know how it made the people who I grew up with feel.
Speaker 3· Soundbite1:05
Billy.
Speaker 4· Soundbite1:06
I think it's just a wonderful experience for him, for his family, and for Innisfail, it's just a, a wonderful day.
Speaker 3· Soundbite1:12
And what do you think of the turnout?
Speaker 4· Soundbite1:13
The turnout, the turnout is extraordinary. I haven't seen Innisfail like this for a long, long time.
Billy Slater· Guest1:19
It's crazy. I, I, I can't believe it. I didn't know ... I don't know what to say. Unbelievable.
Speaker 3· Soundbite1:27
Go Billy! Billy!
Speaker 5· Soundbite1:29
His parents were