Valentine Holmes has revealed the catalyst behind his stunning return to top form for St George Illawarra and why he had no hard feelings about missing Queensland selection.
The strike centre scored two tries and created carnage in the Dragons' 30-26 win over Brisbane on Sunday, playing a key role in his side breaking a 15-game winless streak.
The 2016 premiership winner and Queensland Origin point-scoring whiz has by his own admission been below his best in 2026.
Holmes is a proud Dragon now but it was watching clips of a former stellar season at North Queensland that lit a fuse.
"I just I kind of changed things up at the start of the week and just really honed back to what worked for me in 2022 when I first came to centre and I was just doing all the little things right," Holmes said.
