Can ACT and VIC born players...

[raidersfan]

... play in Origin??

 

[Moffo]

Yes

Dean Pay did and numerous others have as well


Cheers,
Moffo

 

[Encurly]

"Born" certainly - it comes down to where you played your first "senior league". From memory Tahu was born in Victoria - I know he grew up in Melbourne and Bourke before moving to Newcastle.

I think ACT is classed as NSW for origin purposes - isn't Priddis an ACT junior? As for Victoria - if a player came through the Sunbury Cougars then debuted for the Storm I doubt they'd be eligilble for Origin. But if the Storm signed them up as a teenager and sent them up to Brisbane Norths, they'd be classed as a Queenslander.

 

[dimitri]

basically the players can do anything


eg adriam lam played soo for QLD even though he was born in PNG


if they are born out sid e NSW and QLD they can play for the state where they played their first senior grade game

 

[brook]

I think ACT is classed as NSW for origin purposes

yeah Canberra juniors fall under NSW

 

[dimitri]

as they should

 

[King Tigerman]

its were they play their 1st club game after they turn 16

 

[raidersfan]

Ok thats good, thanks for clearing that up fellas.