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Message: [QUOTE="morethanjack, post: 2590750, member: 8382"] My origin memory probably has more to do with what was going on in my personal life at the time then the actual game. After being a league nut as a kid in the 90's my interest in the game dwindled in my teenage years as circumstances prevented me from playing and I was forced to pick up other hobbies. [B]Game 3, 2011. [/B]Not long before game 1 this year it became evident that my mother was going to loose her battle with cancer, which had been prolonged for years at this point, but the though that she might make a miraculous recovery was seemingly gone. The first two games where a blur at the time as I saw them as an excuses to drink and to forget about what was going on. It was so strange to say goodbye to someone for roughly 2 months and spend every day in a hospital. Very depressing stuff. Anyway, that is why game 3 sticks out so much in my mind. There was a lot of coverage building up to the 3rd game being another decider and Lockey's last so the family decided to drag a tv into my mothers hospital room and watch it together. It was a surreal experience as in the two last months we had with her, it was the only time that we felt like a normal family to me. Instead of the typical good byes and sadness, we had mum pretending she knew the rules and commenting on how thaiday is such a nice man. My brother, clutching his bottle of rum he had snuck in not quite content with the 24 points we put on they after 30 minutes (although they put 2 tries on us in the following 10 mins so may be he had reason to) and everyone being themselves and in good spirit. This 2 hour space of time has really resonated with me since. Mum passed away a week later, and when I got back to Brisbane I bought my first ever Broncos membership and have been a season member since then. Origin has since brought with it fond memories and has become a pretty big blip on my calendar since. I regularly forget my birthday, but find myself counting down the days just to the team announcements at origin time. Anyway, this wasn't supposed to be this long or depressing, more of a juxtaposition to others experiences with this event. [/QUOTE]

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