Indegenous v All Stars (eels involvement)

It looks as though the eels could have potentially 3 players involved in the indegenous side with Reece Robinson, Beau Champion and Chris Sandow.Throughout recent times not many idegenous players have been affiliated with the eels.I'm glad things have changed cause I think they are hands down the most athletic and talented crop that play our game.I say this with all due respect and in no way refer to the indegenous in segregation.On the other the eels will also have the mandatory single representive for the NRL All Stars.Just some thoughts on which player people would prefer.Remembering Nathan Peats has ruled out any involvement during the pre season making him unavailable.Watmough would be a logic choice but my preference would be Semi Radradra whose cult and status has him primed for such an event.Thoughts?

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  • Watmough is the most likely, Hoppa i think could get in. Im with you thou i would love to see Semi play for a rep side. Remember we pick a forward and a back, and the coach picks which one he needs or wants.

  • I can't go past Joseph Paulo and Ryan Morgan.

    • x 2 plus add Luke Kelly for the Indigenous team.  

    • Yeah true Luke Kelly as well.
  • Would love to see Sandow get in the all stars team. It would really make lift him up a level
  • Agree Ron I'm not mad on it either. But I had to remind myself why we have this game and understand the significance of the event on the rugby league calendar and its importance to our indigenous people.  Did a bit of a Google search and came up with this;

    "This unique celebration of rugby league’s diversity is a hugely successful annual fundraising and community event and a fine example of practical reconciliation. In 2011 alone, funds raised by the Allstars game helped NRL clubs take education, reading, mentoring, leadership, goal-setting, health and welfare programs to more than 24,000 students of all cultural backgrounds."

    "For those that have ­experienced the event first-hand the importance of All Stars comes in the days leading up to game day.  When you see the workshops and school visits you come to understand that its significance comes in something as simple spending time with young students or ­community members."

    "Young kids suddenly find themselves sitting alongside the likes of Greg Inglis, Johnathan Thurston, Sam Thaiday, Cam Smith or Corey Parker sharing stories and talking about rugby league.

    While there is no doubt of the effect that some of these players have on the children and students they meet, it is the effect that that the children and community have on the players in return that can never undervalued.

    All Stars is a celebration of the diversity of the Rugby League community and demonstrates that the passion behind the players can never be underestimated.  The All Stars is an event that enables the game to recognise the contribution that our indigenous players make to the game."

      

  • NRL takes steps to ensure evolution of the game?

    So they go backwards and return this flop of a boring ass match?

    Been to 2 and both times I just ended up bored, chatting up chicks and getting hammered.

  • Semi could give the wing spot a run. I voted for Sandow as a wildcard for indigenous. When NRL allstars comes around I'll be voting for Semi, potentially Ma'u or Watmough on the bench.

  • I love it, it allows the NRL to try new rules and also the voting system is awesome imo. I would prefer NRL vs ESL, that would be a lot more entertaining.

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    the NRL ALL STARS 2015 jersey has been released.

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