Indigenous All Star Team Announced As Well As Some Strange Rules
I can not wait for this game between the Indigenous All Stars and NRL All Stars earlier next year. I've wanted there to be a game for the best Aboriginal players in our game for many years now, and I think the NRL has just about got it right in terms of who they will be playing against.
This is a game I think could very well end up traveling around Australia, which would be a fantastic way to promote the multicultural feel Rugby League has, more so than any other sport in the world.
The Indigenous squad has been officially announced and to say it is a brilliant lineup is understating things.
Keep in mind that these players were voted into the side by fans, so putting together an actual team out of this list will take some creative coaching, but with all the talent on show here, that wont be a problem.
The Official Indigenous All Star Team of 2010 is:
Carl Webb - North Queensland Cowboys
Cory Paterson - Newcastle Knights
Daine Laurie - Penrith Panthers
George Rose - Manly Sea Eagles
Greg Inglis - Melbourne Storm
Jamal Idris - Canterbury Bulldogs
Jamie Soward - St George Illawarra Dragons
Jharal Yow Yeh - Brisbane Broncos
Joel Thompson - Canberra Raiders
Johnathan Thurston - North Queensland Cowboys
Justin Hodges - Brisbane Broncos
Nathan Merritt - South Sydney Rabbitohs
PJ Marsh - Brisbane Broncos
Preston Campbell - Gold Coast Titans (Captain)
Sam Thaiday - Brisbane Broncos
Scott Prince - Gold Coast Titans
Tom Learoyd-Lahrs - Canberra Raiders
Travis Waddell - Canberra Raiders
Wendell Sailor - St George Illawarra Dragons
Yileen Gordon - Canterbury Bulldogs
Its a hell of a lineup and it is fantastic to see a few player in there who are great player, but who can't quite crack it for a start in other representative sides.
The announcement of this team coincided with the announcement that this game will trial a "Double Try" rule.
Basically a team that scores a try can forgo a kick at goal and instead opt to have one play where they can score another four points. It can not be from a kick however.
I personally think that is a bit stupid and a cheap imitation of the NRL's "Two Point Conversion". The NFL's option has its place, this one just seems contrived.
I also think its disappointing that it will be trialed in a game of such importance.
What ever the case, the voting has started now to select the NRL All Stars team. So Click Here and get your votes in!
League Freak 01/08/2010 04:11 Ridiculously, it all resets after every World Cup. Or the WC doesn't count. One of the two.
fazerino 30/07/2010 06:46 Ref Willie Manu. Didn't Hayne play for Fiji in 2008 WC then tour with the Kangaroos 2009??
League Freak 21/07/2010 03:27 Solid buys. Finch is a handy play maker, Lima a good prop. Hoffman has had injury probs though.
wiz66 20/07/2010 22:34 Lima, Hoffman and Finch signed for Wigan next season back with Mcquire good buys or not
League Freak 03/04/2010 04:05 People like you keep my fires burning. That and the Deep Heat I rub into my genitals.
john 02/04/2010 15:12 very funny,you nearly had me, keep up the garbage you prick
League Freak 01/04/2010 01:39 Hes not bad. Good mobility, gets stuck in. Doesn't mind playing in the middle of the field, unlike Gareth Ellis!
wiz66 31/03/2010 23:29 Freak - Have you seen and what do you make of young Flanagan that signed for the West Tigers from Wigan at the end of last year
League Freak 06/11/2009 02:13 Rich backers, the exchange rate and relaxed salary cap monitoring.
fazerino 06/11/2009 01:03 Fair enough, so why does SuperLeague have more cash than NRL? (if it's only played in grotty Northern towns in England?)
League Freak 03/11/2009 23:21 A Nation Comp means a bigger TV deal and bigger sponsorships. The NRL's deals are smaller because they don't have the national reach on a weekly basis.
fazerino 03/11/2009 07:24 Freak- why does AFL have more cash to lure players from league when there is absolutely no international scene?
League Freak 06/10/2009 22:14 To be honest all I know about him is that he is an assistant coach at Melbourne. He should be pretty good though.
wiz66 06/10/2009 15:28 Freak - what is the form of Micheal Mcguire who is supposed to be coming to replace Noble at Wigan as coach
League Freak 12/08/2009 13:09 You know, they can blame Smith all they want, they are just playing dumb, soft football.
NEWCASTLE 09/08/2009 21:58 I dont want to talk about how awful the knights have been playing lately its like they have lost all hope
League Freak 26/07/2009 22:29 Saw a bit of him against Leeds, he played well!
wiz66 26/07/2009 18:28 Seems Kris Rads has been coaching his full back play at Wigan to great effect
wiz66 26/07/2009 18:26 Cameron Phelps is turning into one of the best imports in SL at the moment
NEWCASTLE 22/07/2009 11:02 I bet newcastle are gonig fall back to their old culture next year.
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