Leeds United Australia diary day five: Tony Dorigo's old friend, surfing and Caxton Street

Leeds United are in Brisbane for the second leg of their pre-season tour of Australia and the games are starting to come thick and fast. The Whites will take on Aston Villa in the early hours of Sunday morning at the Suncorp Stadium and Jesse Marsch has been his side himself for what is expected to be a challenging outing against Premier League opposition.

Saturday has been an eventful one in Queensland, here’s what’s gone on.

Before packing their bags and boarding their bus to Brisbane, Leeds took the opportunity to sample what Surfers Paradise is best known for. Members of the group, including Jesse Marsch, Brenden Aaronson and Adam Forshaw, made the short walk to the beach early on Saturday morning and paddled out into the ocean on surfboards.

By all accounts there was some success, too, as players and coaches managed to haul themselves up onto two feet and ride some waves, if only for a few seconds. It was hardly gruelling pre-season work, but memories were certainly made and bonds created as they bobbed up and down in the Gold Coast water.

The trip to Australia has already been hugely beneficial for the squad off the field, with the trip helping those new signings to settle in and they’ll return to England as a tighter unit, ready to do whatever it takes for each other on the field.

The first event for supporters came in Brisbane’s Pig and Whistle pub as club ambassadors Tony Dorigo and Michael Bridges held a Q&A session for supporters. Tales of injuries, goals, the Champions League and the Whites’ title win in 1992 were regaled for the large crowd in attendance, while the pair also glowingly spoke about the club’s current crop.

However, the moment of the day came when a man stood up and revealed himself to be a