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Message: [QUOTE="Kaz, post: 2383895, member: 1843"] [url="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/wally-lewis-had-not-even-told-his-wife-before-playing-his-last-origin-game/story-e6frg7mf-1226083056123"]http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sp ... 6083056123[/url] But Lewis said yesterday not even his wife knew of his intention to retire after the final game in 1991 and the Maroons were only told a few minutes before the game. "It wasn't announced to the crowd until 10 minutes before kick-off. Ricky was probably on the bus still when it happened. The only person that knew that I'd retired was (then Queensland manager) Dick Turner. Lewis said he not spoken about it with any of the players and the first time they heard about his decision to retire was in the Maroons dressing-room. "The first time they were told about it was around the same time _ just before kick-off and just before the crowd was told," Lewis said. "I left the dressing room, as captain, to go out and toss the coin, and Dick told the players after I'd left the room." [/QUOTE]

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