I REMEMBER walking into my first Origin camp last year and I was really nervous.

This is my fourth Origin camp with Queensland and while I still get butterflies, this year I’ve felt far more comfortable.

After taking part in the Test match earlier in the year, it was a good opportunity to spend more time with my Queensland teammates.

Now I feel like I know everyone a lot better and like I’m part of the team.

For this camp, I’ve been keeping a diary for foxsports.com.au about the week that was ahead of the series opener on Wednesday night.

I hope you enjoy reading about the week as much as I’ve loved living it.

Go the Maroons!

MONDAY

Michael Morgan rides a bicycle to the Maroons Origin team training. Source: AAP

I flew down from Townsville to Brisbane in the afternoon. We didn’t have anything on that day because the team wasn’t officially named so I just spent the day catching up with everyone properly. One of the first things we did was get fitted for our suits and then we had a team dinner and watched the Melbourne boys who were still playing that night.

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TUESDAY

It was a busy day. From 8am until around midday we were flat out. There were clothes fittings for jerseys and then did some media work. We took our photos and head shots for the game. After that we had lunch at the hotel and then had our first training session. It was more of a session to get moving rather than how we were going to play.

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Having not done anything since playing for the Cowboys four days earlier, it was good to loosen up the muscles and stretch out the legs. Later that night the team was officially announced. We went to a big function in Brisbane where they announced the team for game one and went back to the hotel before moving camp.

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WEDNESDAY

After getting breakfast we relocated camp to Sanctuary Cove on the Gold Coast.

We were given our room keys and unlike some camps where you’ll have a roommate, this year we all have our own rooms which is nice as you get some private time when you want it.

But if you want to spend time with someone, the team room is just outside our rooms and there’s always someone in there playing FIFA on the PlayStation.

Darius Boyd is the king but Dane Gagai and Josh Papalii give it a good shake too.

Whenever you go into the team room, it’s safe to say there’ll be four or five boys playing FIFA. Everyone tends to have a turn. After settling into our new digs we had our first main training session that afternoon and it was a pretty good hit out.

THURSDAY

Michael Morgan runs with the ball. Source: Getty Images

We had weights in the morning and then training in the afternoon. After showering up we went out for dinner with the team. The new guys, Corey Oates and Justin O’Neill are fitting in well. Corey’s lucky he has some many of his Broncos teammates in camp to make the transition a lot easier, while Justin has been in camp before as 18th man. You’d think coming in would be daunting and it is but everyone is very welcoming which makes settling in so much easier.

FRIDAY

This was our biggest field session of the week. I was training as if I was coming off the bench as planned until Cooper Cronk rolled his ankle. After Cooper picked up his injury I moved into the halves for the rest of the session while he iced up. It was strange how the injury happened. I was facing one way and he kind of ran into me. Neither of us were watching each other and he stood on my foot and rolled his ankle. My first thought was ‘I hope it’s not too bad’. He limped off the field and then I didn’t see him until after training when he had his ankle on ice. When you put it into perspective, he’s actually quite lucky when you consider how bad the injury actually could have been. I’m pretty confident he’ll be right to play.

SATURDAY

Michael Morgan at Sanctuary Cove. Source: News Corp Australia

This was a day off so I had a game of golf with Nate Myles, Corey Oates and Matt Scott. We played as teams. Corey was on my team and the old boys on the other. We got on the course just after nine and were on the course until about midday. We managed to play 12. Unfortunately for us, the old boys won. They were too good for us. Corey and I didn’t hit the balls too well. After golf we had lunch at the hotel before going down to Harbour Town for a spot of shopping. That night we had dinner at the hotel as a team and I watched the Cowboys game in the team room. It was good to see the boys play even though they didn’t get the points.

SUNDAY

Another double day of training. This was an opposed session in the morning against the boys who flew in to do a bit of training and the Sunshine Coast side from the Intrust Super Cup. It was nice of the Q Cup boys to come down to help us out. I trained in the halves with JT (Johnathan Thurston) and we trained really well. We kept things really simple and I have to admit, I was really comfortable playing there in this team. I really enjoyed the session so if, and it’s a big if, Cooper can’t play, I’ll be ready but I don’t think there’s much doubt. Then we had some lunch, a flat white down at a cafe down the road and back for weights in the afternoon.

MONDAY

Michael Morgan at Sanctuary Cove. Source: News Corp Australia

Another day off. We have a fair crew that’ll go out for a coffee. We have a local spot we’ll go down to and about half the team will be there at times. Of late I’ve been having a small cappuccino or flat white. After downing our coffees and a bit of a chat, Sam Thaiday, JT and I went down the road to this shop which has really expensive massage chairs. We sat there for about 45 minutes trying them out and getting a massage. Then we went back to the hotel to pack our bags and fly into Sydney. We have one more training session on Tuesday before playing on Wednesday night. I can’t wait.

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