Skyrockets in flight: A moment of genius in Burton’s breathtaking debut | Dan Walsh
Even amid the helter-skelter of his first Origin outing, Matt Burton found the time to aim his booming left foot bombs at the wires that strung ‘spider cam’ across Optus Stadium as everything the Blues rookie touched turned to gold.
Burton’s renowned kicking game also went to new heights on the Origin stage, with one bomb soaring high above the Optus Stadium roof and leaving Murray Taulagi unable to get a hand on it when it did eventually come back to earth.“I could see the wire for the cam there so I was trying to just hit that and I’d end up hitting them pretty sweet.
The Bulldogs star handled the added kicking responsibility on his ear despite being “more nervous than I’ve ever been” leading into kick-off. “He’s played in a few big games now and he’s killed it. I had no doubt, there was no worry about him before the game and whether he was ready or not.“Those skills he’s got, they’re pretty rare and it’s only the best of the best that can do it. His boot is crazy and everyone talks about it, but it probably overshadows some of his other skills that are really quality.