any ideas for the team to play the curtain raiser to a SOO?
i guess players like jordan rankin, jake seaton, korbin sims [if fit] and pat o'hanlon
15. A.Boney
Ashley Boney? He's been named in the under 18s train on squad.
Do you know where he is exactly from? I heard northern NSW and has been playing in SE Qld the last two years.
Also isn't Dale Copley is too old?
It'll be interesting to see if that means that Chris Binge will play for Qld in the under 18s.
Copley is definitely eligible, born in 1991.
Boney is from Toowoomba & been playing there at least from 14yo.
Binge shouldn't be eligible for Qld under the origin rules.
Yep. Found his profile on the AIS website. NRL Stats has the wrong year.
Thanks for that ... though I did read that Boney played for a Gold Coast rep team last year, which is why I mentioned SE Qld.
This situation (and Cory McGrady) probably comes back to the comment made earlier in the year that Qld players in the SG Ball and Harold Matthews competitions can be picked for NSW.
Those rules are very flexible these days ...
My understanding is that the eligibility rules for 16's are different to18's.
18's is the same as Open Origin.
So someone like Korbin Sims (if selected) would be considered a NSW player in Under-18s?
Ashley Boney? He's been named in the under 18s train on squad.
Do you know where he is exactly from? I heard northern NSW and has been playing in SE Qld the last two years.
Also isn't Dale Copley is too old?
The under 16s side has been chosen.
Tyres & More Queensland Under 16 Team:
1. Jordan TIGHE - Ipswich Diggers
2. Rian DIFFEY - Ipswich Diggers
3. BJ BURGESS - Norths Devils
4. Jerome LEEDY - Norths Devils
5. Mitcham ARDLER - Gold Coast Vikings
6. Luke ABDUL-RAHMAN - Townsville Stingers
7. Sam FOSTER - Townsville Stingers
8. Stephen COOMBE - Central Qld Comets
9. Cameron CULLEN - Gold Coast Vikings
10. Caleb BINGE - Norths Devils
11. Jake KELLY - Norths Devils
12. Jason TAUMALOLO - Townsville Stingers
13. Andrew SHIPWAY - Central Qld Comets
14. Chris GREVSMUHL - Townsville Stingers
15. Shaquille BLAIR - Norths Devils
16. Jesse DIMAGGIO - Northern Pride
17. TBA
http://www.qrl.com.au/display.php?pg_id=4643
It'll be interesting to see if that means that Chris Binge will play for Qld in the under 18s.
Korban Sims is born in 1992 making him only 17 this year. He played all of 2008 in Brisbane for Wests U16. Thats why he played Qld 16's.
Therefore he has not played in NSW since he was a 15yo and so he has to be in accordance with the rules a Qlder.
In any case on form Qld are in real trouble if he gets picked.