Ex-NSW coach Brad Fittler has labelled Terrell May’s comments about his Blues selection chances as “pathetic” ahead of a final Origin audition the Tigers prop believes is already redundant.
May raised eyebrows late last week on his video gaming platform Twitch when he told another gamer that he wouldn’t be picked based on reports he suggested were leaked from within NSW camp.
The 26-year-old has been one of the NRL’s best front-rowers to put himself in the frame for an Origin debut, though Laurie Daley has reportedly been weighing up believed defensive issues in May’s game.
May’s live gaming broadcast included him telling another gamer: “You know that Blues jersey I bought you? Chuck it in the bin”.
“It’s not the media. How do you think it got leaked? You think they’re not just playing Chinese whispers?”
“[I] might have to switch my allegiance [to Queensland]“.
Daley will lock in the Blues Origin I squad after May plays against the Rabbitohs in the last game of round 11 on Sunday night.
With Newcastle’s Jacob Saifiti (calf) and incumbent skipper Jake Trbojevic (concussion stand down) both unavailable, May, Melbourne’s Stefano Utoikamanu and Canterbury prop Max King are vying for a bench spot.
Fittler took aim at May’s comments on The Sunday Footy Show, referencing Haumole Olakau’atu’s regret over supporting Queensland in a 2022 social media post before eventually making his Blues debut two years later.
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Haumole Olakau’atu a couple of years ago something very similar, and then last year I went into Manly and he came up and apologised and sat there and just spoke about how he was immature,” Fittler said.
“I really respected things he was speaking about and how light he was about it.
“I reckon maybe Terrell May should maybe ring Haumole and humble up a little bit.
“Seriously. What are these blokes thinking? There’s people at home who just love this game. They just love it.
“And you sit there playing a game and all of a sudden you want to just talk like this. How blasé. Pathetic.”
