an eligibility hypothetical

[nqcowboy87]

lets say (and i remind you this is purely hypothetical) a great britain player from the superleague signs with a nrl club. having never played international football for england/gb and having a parent born in australia in either qld/nsw (again hypothetical) he is eligible for australia. he is a huge success and the aus selectors put him in the australian side(hypothetical) as he is eligible. however having played all his football in england he would be the only australian eligible player that is uneligible for origin selection?.

im probably not going to get many serious answers to this

 

[adamkungl]

seems reasonable

 

[Borat.]

QLD would find a way to declare him- Ingils is a NSWelshman FFS

 

[adamkungl]

QLD would find a way to declare him- Ingils is a NSWelshman FFS

:lol: didn't think of that. QRL will find a way to prove that his grandparents actually conceived his parents while on a holiday in QLD or something, thus making him a QLDer

 

[typicalfan]

That is kind of how the English Rugby Union and ECB recruit their internationals.

 

[East Coast Tiger]

The ARL wouldn't pick him unless he really wanted to play for Australia. There's plenty of players who are eligible for Australia on residency but who aren't really Australian. SBW and Benji were among them. But if this player was to play for Australia he could still play Origin, just depends on which state he plays in, just like Northern Territorian James McManus.

 

[typicalfan]

That is because Marshall and Williams swore their allegiance to NZ, they would have had the right to choose Australia if they wished.

 

[El Diablo]

not as good as Moffo's please delete thread

 

[East Coast Tiger]

That is because Marshall and Williams swore their allegiance to NZ, they would have had the right to choose Australia if they wished.

Which is why I said the hypothetical player wouldn't be picked unless he really wanted to be.

 

[Borat.]

Is this similar to what cutie did? sort of........kind of.....a stretch but......

 

[nqcowboy87]

yeh but mcmanus played his first senior match in nsw with knights flegg i think thats how he got in. but if he the said player was say 22 or something

 

[RedVee]

where ever he first plays. example when Michael O'Connor came across to league he had been playing union for Qld and was an ACT union junior, but he first played league for St George which is a club registered with the NSWRL which made him a blue.

 

[Mortar]

QLD would find a way to declare him- Ingils is a NSWelshman FFS

Yeah it's not like you nswankers try to get poms to play for you.....

WHEN Adrian Morley obtained Australian residency earlier this year, he was offered the opportunity to play State of Origin for NSW.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/league/t...andshot-at-roos/2006/11/02/1162339987832.html

 

[Desert Qlder]

Yeah it's not like you nswankers try to get poms to play for you.....




http://www.smh.com.au/news/league/t...andshot-at-roos/2006/11/02/1162339987832.html

Didn't you know roaches are as pure as the driven snow?

 

[watatank]

They would play where they played their first senior football. If that was in Melbourne I'm not sure how that would go.

 

[IanG]

QLD would find a way to declare him- Ingils is a NSWelshman FFS

Hence why where you're born and raised should be taken into consideration.

A kid who was born and raised in NSW and a proud Blue and grows up wanting to play for the Blues could be poached by a QLD based NRL club at 16. Under the current criteria he'd then be forced to play for QLD.

If it was me in that situation I'd be applying for New Zealand citizenship

 

[bazza]

They would play where they played their first senior football. If that was in Melbourne I'm not sure how that would go.

Probably Queensland

 

[watatank]

Hence why where you're born and raised should be taken into consideration.

A kid who was born and raised in NSW and a proud Blue and grows up wanting to play for the Blues could be poached by a QLD based NRL club at 16. Under the current criteria he'd then be forced to play for QLD.

If it was me in that situation I'd be applying for New Zealand citizenship

That has happened with the Sims brothers. Ashton Sims is eligible for NSW but his younger brother Korbin is playing for QLD because he moved to the Broncos with Ashton. Not sure what their other brother Tariq is eligible for.

It should be noted that more QLD players move to NSW than the other way around. Although I don't think there has been a case where it has worked in our favour.

 

[hutch]

That has happened with the Sims brothers. Ashton Sims is eligible for NSW but his younger brother Korbin is playing for QLD because he moved to the Broncos with Ashton. Not sure what their other brother Tariq is eligible for.

It should be noted that more QLD players move to NSW than the other way around. Although I don't think there has been a case where it has worked in our favour.

sims plays test rugby league for fiji currently so would need to switch allegiance to australia to be eligible for nsw. the fact that he can actually do thisif he wants shows how much work we have to improve as a sport!

 

[nqcowboy87]

That has happened with the Sims brothers. Ashton Sims is eligible for NSW but his younger brother Korbin is playing for QLD because he moved to the Broncos with Ashton. Not sure what their other brother Tariq is eligible for.

It should be noted that more QLD players move to NSW than the other way around. Although I don't think there has been a case where it has worked in our favour.

yerh think about 3 queensland nrl clubs, 11 nsw nrl clubs