Don O'Brien

Husband, Father, Grandfather, Sports Fanatic, Dragons, GWS, political Heroes Hawkie and EGW.

[Don O'Brien @bigdon61]

@ReadingThePlay Hi Gerard - are you in town for this

[Chris Vagg (Pass it on Clothing) @vaggchris]

Andrew “Joey” Johns joins us for the 2026 Legends & Larrikins Long Lunch.

Friday 3 July 2026 at Red Lion Hotel, Rozelle.

Big stories, great food, good cause.

Tickets on sale now.

https://t.co/NQQJ2bXClT

[Don O'Brien @bigdon61]

@Luke_Elvy More like poised for a No 2!

[Don O'Brien @bigdon61]

@ReadingThePlay This is a low game of Rugby league!

[Don O'Brien @bigdon61]

@Batmantallk 25

[Don O'Brien @bigdon61]

@GrahamAllen You would need to be truly fucked in the head to be impressed by the trainwreck that is Trump. He definitely doesn't take the BS - because he is too busy sprouting Bullshit!

[Don O'Brien @bigdon61]

@TimPossible__ @Amarillo1942237 @LukeBradnam @burnaacentral I’m surprised you can read!

[Don O'Brien @bigdon61]

@TimPossible__ @Amarillo1942237 @LukeBradnam @burnaacentral Pigs arse!

[Don O'Brien @bigdon61]

@TimPossible__ @Amarillo1942237 @LukeBradnam @burnaacentral BRL was SHIT! As were most of the “elite players when they played in Sydney.

[Don O'Brien @bigdon61]

@ReadingThePlay Gerard - I don’t care about Flanno he had his chance, failed and got sacked. He is yesterday’s hero. But I want Dean Young nowhere near the club next year. His old man has had way too much influence over the club for way too long. Time to break that nexus and have a fresh start!

[Don O'Brien @bigdon61]

@TimPossible__ @Amarillo1942237 @LukeBradnam @burnaacentral It’s before your time but Origin only exists because the interstate series was won every year by NSW and because there were a couple of Queenslanders (and that’s all there were) playing in Sydney who got picked in the NSW team all of Qld had a big fucking sook every year!

[Don O'Brien @bigdon61]

@TimPossible__ @Amarillo1942237 @LukeBradnam @burnaacentral Also if Qld lost 8 Origin series in a row Origin would be over because the sideshow wouldn’t be fun anymore for Queenslanders.

[Don O'Brien @bigdon61]

@TimPossible__ @Amarillo1942237 @LukeBradnam @burnaacentral Mate - your response just shows you know shit from clay about Sydney Rugby league tribalism!

[Don O'Brien @bigdon61]

@Amarillo1942237 @LukeBradnam @burnaacentral If only Nathan would leave to follow love in the UK while Ivan was still coaching. I will tell you how many more Premierships Ivan would win - none!

[Don O'Brien @bigdon61]

@TimPossible__ @Amarillo1942237 @LukeBradnam @burnaacentral Mate you’re from Queensland - you’re not smart enough to understand that Sydney tribal loyalties and hatred’s matter more than SOO. Ask Eels fans - they would give up the next 20 Origin Series victories for a single Premiership.

[Don O'Brien @bigdon61]

@Amarillo1942237 @LukeBradnam @burnaacentral Souths already had - Latrell was suspended. He plays you lose. You were busted from losing to Rabbits in Week1. Reynolds had a shocking last 20 in the Brisbane GF. Look if you can’t see that NATHAN Cleary is why you won 4 comps I can’t help you. He is the best player I have seen.

[Don O'Brien @bigdon61]

@Amarillo1942237 @LukeBradnam @burnaacentral No Nathan you win 1 GF - the match against the Eels. You lose all the others.

[Don O'Brien @bigdon61]

@ReadingThePlay That’s the result of Kyle Flanagan being the best half back in your club, Flanno backed his son, it was a monumental failure and cost him his coaching career.

[Don O'Brien @bigdon61]

@Amarillo1942237 @LukeBradnam @burnaacentral He was told at the Warriors that he wasn’t going to be re-signed due to poor results. The team went on a run and made the GF. I agree he cracked the code - The code was NATHAN

[Don O'Brien @bigdon61]

@burnaacentral @Amarillo1942237 @LukeBradnam Listen Fuckwit I was 21 before Origin came into existence. I know what footy was like before Origin. The Brisbane comp was 2nd rate park footy. That’s why your best players came to Sydney so we could turn them into decent footballers and then beat you with them in the NSW team!

[Don O'Brien @bigdon61]

@Amarillo1942237 @LukeBradnam @burnaacentral Probably but with reservations. He was a failure at the West Tigers and in his first stint at Penrith without his son.