Sport
by Joel Gould
2nd Jun 2021 8:15 AM
| Updated:
10:36 AM
Queensland centre Kurt Capewell has made the stunning admission that he would not be playing for the Maroons but for the influence of his former long-time Ipswich coaches Ben and Shane Walker.
The versatile 27-year-old Panther will line up at centre for Queensland in the State of Origin series opener in red-hot form and with his confidence sky high after receiving a welcome call from Shane Walker on Monday while in camp.
Capewell joined the Ipswich Jets under the Walker brothers after leaving Ipswich Grammar School and spent time in the Broncos and Roosters systems before returning to Ipswich where he was a key figure in the 2015 Intrust Super Cup premiership-winning outfit.