with a bevy of awards for his performances, including Dally M Fullback Of The Year and Dally M Representative Player Of The Year. At the end of the season, Lockyer went on the 2001 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain. He played at fullback in all three Ashes tests, scoring tries in the last two. 2002 Lockyer was Queensland's fullback in all three games of their successful 2002 State of Origin series, playing a key role in the drawn series. Brisbane spent almost the entire 2002 season in the Top 4, finishing in 3rd place, as Lockyer, along with Lote Tuquiri and Chris Walker, led the team in tryscoring. Under the McIntyre system, Brisbane were thrust into sudden death football despite a 24-14 win over the Eels, and a Lockyer try could not prevent them from falling 16-12 to the eventual champion Roosters. Lockyer did, however, win his 3rd and final Dally M Fullback Of The Year award. Lockyer played in all 3 of Australia's end of season tests, scoring 2 tries in Australia's 64-10 flogging of Great Britain. 2003 Lockyer was Queensland's fullback for all three games of their unsuccessful 2003 State of Origin series, scoring a try in the 25-12 Game 1 loss. He was named the 2003 Brisbane Broncos season's best player, as Brisbane endured a 7 game losing streak which saw them slip from 1st to 8th, coinciding with Lockyer missing 4 games, and a 28-18 loss to the eventual premiers, the [Penrith Panthers] in the qualifying final, ending their season. At the end of the 2003 NRL season, the retirement of Australian national captain , Gorden Tallis, from representative football meant that the Kangaroos captaincy was handed to Lockyer shortly before the 2003 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France. Lockyer led Australia to victory over Great Britain in what would be the last time rugby league's Ashes series was contested until a projected tour in 2021. In addition he won the first of his Rugby League World Golden Boot Awards for the best international rugby league player that year. He also picked up his 2nd Ron McAuliffe Medal. Five-eighth 2004 For the 2004 Brisbane Broncos season, after the retirement of Ben Ikin, coach Wayne Bennett moved Lockyer, then established as the world's best fullback, to the position where he would get more opportunities with the ball in hand. The Broncos fullback position he left vacated