p36 Wally Lewis -on (p32) Arthur Beetson - Whilst in the shed prior to the game big Artie came up and sat
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Interview with King
Wally during the 'Conversation Hour' on the ABC
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re Artie Beetson
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INTERVIEW WITH KING WALLY LEWIS DURING THE
ABC RADIO SHOW 'CONVERSATION HOUR'.......
PEP TALK BY ARTIE BEETSON PRIOR TO FIRST EVER STATE OF ORIGIN
GAME.
During the interview Wally mentioned how when he as a 20 year
old played in the first ever State Of Origin Game.
Whilst in the shed prior to the game big Artie came up and sat
down beside the King and took off his flat hat.and placed it
beside Wally.
Artie told Wally that he had not seen him play but he had heard
a lot about him. Beetson said that he had heard enough about
Wally to know that he had what it takes to survive in S.O.O.
Beetson told Wally he had watched a video of Lewis playing that
very morning and he knew he had the goods.
Wally chuckled to the interviewer that in hindsight it was more
than likely that Artie had never ever seen Wally play before
that first ever State of Origin Game.
Wally went on to mention that he did not have his best ever
State of Origin game, but all he wanted to do that game was
to shadow Artie and follow him all over the ground. All Wally
wanted to do was to experience and run off a famous Artie Beetson
pass. At the end of the game Wally stated that he had run off
about thirty of Arties passes.
As Wally said, the guy was about 35 years old, carrying injuries,
and still managed to dominate in the highest level of league
in the world.
Appears in the following pages ....P32_Arthur BEETSON, P36_ Wally LEWIS
Date of posting ... 29-Apr-2004
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