“I’ll be playing for Liam”
<p dir="ltr">Rugby player Alexander ‘AJ’ Brimson has dedicated the rest of his NRL career to his late friend Liam Hampson, who was <a href="https://www.oversixty.co.nz/news/news/missing-queensland-cup-rugby-league-player-found-dead">found dead in a Barcelona nightclub</a> last month.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Brimson was one of a group of friends travelling with Hampson through Europe when he went missing for 30 hours, with the Redcliffe Dolphins player later found by workers at the nightclub Sala Apolo.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The two athletes had known each other since high school and later lived together in southern Queensland for four years.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The 24-year-old made the dedication while speaking to the media on Wednesday, the first time he has done so since his friend’s death.</p>
<p dir="ltr">"The club has been really good, and it's been good getting into a routine again, not just sitting at home all day," Brimson said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">"And hanging out with the mates, it's been a good distraction.</p>
<p dir="ltr">"I don't want to be corny... but obviously I dedicate my season and my career to Liam.</p>
<p dir="ltr">"I've got to get some sort of tattoo where it won't be under my jersey so I can point to it if I score a try or something.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">"I'll definitely be playing for Liam."</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Brimson went on to describe his mate as “a legend bloke” and “a good footy player” who “lived life to the fullest”.</p>
<p dir="ltr">"He was stingy as, never showered," he said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">"Nah, he was a good bloke. We lived together for four years, went to school together from year nine to year 12. A legend bloke, a good footy player. He was probably on the verge of cracking NRL up there at (Redcliffe).</p>
<p dir="ltr">"He was actually unlucky not to get a pre-season here (at the Titans) after his 2021 season with Tweed.</p>
<p dir="ltr">"Happy as, lived life to the fullest, never stressed about anything."</p>
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<p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Instagram</em></p>
