I hope they put so much thought into this. Not sure if its good news. I mean it doesn't feel long that Johns was named and I felt like then they rushed into it. I wouldn't be surprised if its either Lockyer or Mal. If Lockyer gets it, well done he deserves it, probably one of the best players Ive seen, same with Mal, but if Mal gets it you know they'll a lot of backlash. Don't get me wrong, its hard to argue Mal should be an Immortal but how does it work every now and then? I mean someone said the reason Provan missed out before is cause they go move to the next era. So by picking Meninga after Johns, who played in an era after Mal, would be a bit of an insult.
The immortals would have more credibility if it was an NRL sanctioned award not a magazine. A hall of fame seems more appropriate in my opinion.
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We have an ARL Hall of Fame but for the life of my I cannot understand why its taken 11 years probably more not to induct someone. If they did that this year, you would think Johns would be there along with Noel Kelly, the only 2 players in the team of the century not to be a hall of fame. This concept would be better then add your immortals later.
I just hope they don't rush into having Smith and JT as Immortals once they retire.