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Also, Peter Wallace was bron in Noble Park. But I think the hype about Mahe is that he was born in Melbourne, played his junior League in Victoria, came through Storm's SG Ball and NYC to first grade. Widdop also game through junior Victorian League and NYC, but he was born overseas, so they say he is not a true Victorian.
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The thing I'd like to know is if in future if he's good enough to play Origin, what state is going to claim that he is either NSW or QLD (look at some of the so called QLD players in the past including Greg Inglis, Israel Folau etc.).
Also, what happens to players that are born and bred in Canberra (since Canberra is not in NSW).
Also, what happens to players that are born and bred in Canberra (since Canberra is not in NSW).
State of Origin is becoming a bit ridiculous now.
And with $50k per game on offer every Kiwi, Fijian, Victorian, Englishman playing NRL will be calling themselves a NSWelshman or Queenslander.
And to deny them is to deny them an opportunity to earn an income based purely on place of birth. This would probably present legal issues if someone was prepared to go down that avenue.
As for Mahe, I read somewhere he supports QLD. (-:
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And with $50k per game on offer every Kiwi, Fijian, Victorian, Englishman playing NRL will be calling themselves a NSWelshman or Queenslander.
And to deny them is to deny them an opportunity to earn an income based purely on place of birth. This would probably present legal issues if someone was prepared to go down that avenue.
As for Mahe, I read somewhere he supports QLD. (-:
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Mahe was wobbly after he tried to score that try and the ball got knocked loose. He either hit his head on the ground or got hit in the head or both, that's probably why he looked out on his feet.
If he plays origin it's for NSW as he played SG Ball which is a NSW sanctioned competition, hope that helps clear things up.
If he plays origin it's for NSW as he played SG Ball which is a NSW sanctioned competition, hope that helps clear things up.
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Because he was graded in SG Ball, a NSWRL sanctioned comp, he's a Blue. They talked about it during the telecast. If he'd come in to the NRL straight from VRL however, he could play for Australia but can't play Origin.mattstormy wrote:The thing I'd like to know is if in future if he's good enough to play Origin, what state is going to claim that he is either NSW or QLD (look at some of the so called QLD players in the past including Greg Inglis, Israel Folau etc.).
Also, what happens to players that are born and bred in Canberra (since Canberra is not in NSW).
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I'm trying too.LESStar58 wrote:You're all forgetting Dean Pay.
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so bellamy may not be picking fonua for this weekends game, may be left at home? And I guess quinns most likely to go back to knewcastle next year..
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