Leeds United Australia diary day three: Leeds fans take over, Michael Bridges and Tony Dorigo

Leeds United are in Australia and we’ve made the trip to bring you all updates from Down Under. Thursday was day three of the Whites’ pre-season tour and they played the first of three scheduled friendlies, with a 2-1 win coming over Brisbane Roar at the Cbus Super Stadium.

Jesse Marsch’s side will take on Aston Villa and Crystal Palace over the next few days as they move on to Brisbane and Perth. Here Leeds Live explain what happened on United’s last day in Gold Coast.

The Whites have had the opportunity to get out and about in the local area over the last couple of days to take in their surroundings and make the most of what Queensland has to offer. Liam Cooper, Dan James and Rodrigo made the short trip to the Suncorp Stadium, where Leeds will play Villa on Sunday, to catch the State of Origin decider on Wednesday night and the next morning members of the group could be seen milling around Gold Coast.

A staff member was seen jogging up the beach from Surfers Paradise to Main Beach and Southport Spit, while head of medicine and performance Rob Price was also spotted in the city centre. The players will be keen to see Brisbane, too, over the next couple of days and perhaps get out on one of the spectacular golf courses situated in this part of the world.

Club ambassadors Michael Bridges and Tony Dorigo had a busy day on Thursday. The pair were up early to meet with the local council, who temporarily renamed a street to Elland Road on the day Leeds played in the city for the first time.

They then made their way to Broadbeach Tavern, where they were greeted by hundreds of Leeds fans, who had travelled from far and wide to watch the game against the Roar. Plenty were based in Australia, but it was clear that a host of those