Broncos prop Patrick Carrigan has a Rugby League World Cup medal and a State of Origin title to his name, but the 24-year-old isn’t completely satisfied yet.
After coming back from a successful World Cup stint with the Kangaroos Carrigan has set his sights on ending the Broncos’ 17-year premiership drought.
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“All of the rep accolades are nice and being part of those teams but all I ever wanted to do as a kid was play for the Brisbane Broncos, and second to that was win a comp’,” Carrigan told the Broncos’ website.
“Every year that rolls around that we don’t do that is ‘X amount’ of years since 2006.
“Being around those (World Cup) guys and the Penrith guys has made me hungrier than ever to put myself in that position.
“You play to win grand finals and be part of the big games. That is what I want to do next year.
“We need to find consistency and then another gear. Clubs like Penrith and Melbourne know how to get it done, and we are learning that at the moment.
“There are areas that Kev (Walters) is stressing at the moment that need to be more squeaky clean and that is what we are working on.”
Carrigan had his best season to date after claiming the Wally Lewis Medal — awarded to the player of the Origin series.
But he believes he still has plenty to learn — and has done so off dual-premiership winners Isaah Yeo, Nathan Cleary and Liam Martin during Kangaroos camp.
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“It sounds weird but just the way they talk about their footy in an open forum. No-one is having a go at each other but everything they talk about is getting better,” Carrigan said.
“It is part of their culture and it is something we can do better at the (Broncos). In saying that, they are all freaks as well.”
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Carrigan is currently enjoying a well-deserved off-season break, but will undergo minor surgery before returning to the training paddock on January 4.
“I just get a little ankle cleanout next week. It is a two or three-week (recovery) and then I am back at training in the New Year,” he said.
“I’ll just soak up the sun and enjoy the last couple of weeks before a big year.”
