Sundays not ideal for me either but I can live with the warriors 4pm starts as I understand they have to fit in 8 games in a weekend.
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It's the queeNZland way.
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Yeah all 3 in that photo are born in Nz.
So many kiwi s playing origin.
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A few years back the minow country players in the NRl were choosing to play Origin rather than be available for their international team as there wasn't any benefit or opportunity to play for their country in internationals which then meant under the old rules made them ineligible to represent their own country in future.
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I don't really follow origin but out of curiosity looked it up.
What's the logic behind not being eligible if you've played for a tier 1 (Eng/NZ) nation at international level but perfectly fine if you've played for Samoa or Tonga if i understood it correctly. I know the logic from Australia's representative squads benefit but just makes no sense otherwise.
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While NSW have their own reasons for raising the eligibility ruling, the decision has saved the NZ national team.
While we will always have passionate ones like Dallin Watene-Zelezniak wanting to represent NZ without question, we are struggling enough to field a squad as it is with the number of defections we've had in recent years. If this wasn't enforced you'd pretty much have most 14 or 15 year olds plucked out of the NZ systems by NRL scouts and whichever club you land with would determine whether you were with NSW or QLD. That's not real representation of your state.
I'm disappointed for Mulitalo, but glad sanity has prevailed.
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Interesting post, sport and international contests have always been a boon for those pushing nationalist or anti-colonialist agendas. We in Aus love to beat England at cricket and rugby. In League we've done it so often I almost cheer on the Poms. (almost)
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Part of the reason is world cups bro.
The league bosses wanted their cake and eat it too. The exemption for T2 nations means that the Island nations are more able to field more respectable line ups.
It was supposed to be a situation where NZ and Aus pillaged the Islands...and any Island players they did not want, could then bolster their Island national teams.
Tonga flipped that on its head with the new nationalism, players turning down big money and high profile benefits of Origins and Anzac test in favour of Tonga....all the while taking massive pay cuts to do it.
What Tonga have done, is what rep football is meant to be about, playing for your spiritual home colours be they state or international colours.
This will derail the thread probably but a lot of Kiwis get their noses out of joint over the Tonga movement.
Too bad. New Zealand does not own the people born here, they ain't livestock, what is in their hearts and spoken around the family table is what counts...not some colonial ownership of people.
What odds did you get, $1.05 lol
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No, no, no… we / I need this game
Got a ton of cash riding on NSW and want to cash in after…
$1.25 head to head
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Interesting post, sport and international contests have always been a boon for those pushing nationalist or anti-colonialist agendas. We in Aus love to beat England at cricket and rugby. In League we've done it so often I almost cheer on the Poms. (almost)
What odds did you get, $1.05 lol
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They’re are a good tasting fish though, gotta give him that.
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Dam Teddesco is one ugly dude, short, block head, all teeth. Face like a Parrot fish.
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**** me, had a look at who qualifies for Queensland, good luck.
Yeah so they will change the rules again to even it up
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What for. Being the only one that had a go and showed plenty of fight. Blame the cocksucker next to him. He’s only good when he’s kicking blokes on the ground.
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DCE with the water works
He shouldn’t feel upset
He should feel embarrassed…
Thanks mate that makes sense. So its for the benefit of the tier 2 teams and not Australia trying to lock down players to play for them.
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A few years back the minow country players in the NRl were choosing to play Origin rather than be available for their international team as there wasn't any benefit or opportunity to play for their country in internationals which then meant under the old rules made them ineligible to represent their own country in future.
The rules were changed so these players could play for their own country but still be eligible for origin stregnthening the minows player ranks as they would not be ruled out for selection if they played origin.
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Grant, when fit over Cook. I'd also like to see how Fafita goes in a good side.
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Serious question.
Pound for pound. Man for man.
Is there a single QLD player who you’d pick in an Australian side tomorrow based on form or reputation?
Maybe Munster over Luai?
Could you pick Val Holmes over anyone of the NSW back 5?
Maybe Papailli as a senior bench prop? He ain’t rolling with any form but maybe he’s an old head?
League is a bit of a joke with eligibility Origin muddies many a National allegiance due to high match payments , the Kangaroos can’t really comment on picking “Islanders” and origin eligibility is grey as it is.
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What do you think about NZ having its choice (in league and union) of players from the other (pacific) islands?
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He'd probably score a couple of tries. Early this year he looked brilliant but lately he's been doing very little for Titans and Qld. I thought at the time that his massive deal was a huge gamble. He's got the physical attributes so the key to his success must lie elsewhere!
