Karl Stefanovic will run NUDE on Bondi Beach if he loses sensational bet with footy great
Maroons tragic Karl Stefanovic has upped the ante for State of Origin game two, striking a bold bet with Blues great Aaron Woods that could force the Today host to run nude on Sydney 's Bondi Beach.
On Tuesday, Woods lit the Origin fuse by branding Queensland coach Billy Slater a 'grub'.
'I want to see the real Billy Slater come out - the grub that we know of,' said Woods said on Triple M's Breakfast with Beau and Woodsy show as he discussed the shock axing of Queensland veteran Daly Cherry-Evans.
'This is a bloke who kicked John Skandalis in the head and got a six-week suspension. Everyone wants to go 'oh he's such a nice bloke'.'
Stefanovic took exception to the remarks from Woods, calling him 'pathetic' on Wednesday's Today show.
He later called in to Triple M to goad the former Blues second-rower and lay down the daring wager.
'Here's the bet, Woodsy,' he announced.
'The loser of the Origin game in Perth runs naked into the Bondi surf.'
Woods, no stranger to big challenges, didn't hesitate.
'We're on, Karlos,' he said.
Stefanovic then added: 'Next to Richard Wilkins.'
Woods said he stood by his recent comments about Slater.
The former Blues star wasn't impressed that the Queensland coach had dropped his former teammate Cherry-Evans.
'To me that's p**s poor form from Billy Slater,' Woods said on Tuesday.
'After game one in your press conference you said it wasn't about the personnel, you said you didn't play too well.
'You've come out and axed your captain Daly Cherry-Evans. You've said it wasn't a scapegoat, but mate, it's a scapegoat.
'Everywhere you look you're not used to getting hammered in the media. I think he did respond to backlash, the pressure and criticism got to Billy.
'He's lost three (games) in a row, which is unheard of for Queensland, they're going to Perth, which is a flat track for NSW.
'You look at this squad, Cherry-Evans should be there, I've heard his commentary around it that he got his chance in game one.
Woods then lashed the Maroons' decision to avoid kicking off to NSW wrecking ball Spencer Leniu during game one, calling it a 'soft option'.
'Every Sunday he does the Sunday Footy Show, it's him, Joey (Johns) and Brad Fittler,' he said.
'But after Origin I he got his little mate Cameron Smith to stand there and defend him.
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