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      weewaawomble Banned last edited by

      Bit of a random question I know, but I was wondering whether someone could help me out. The question is: could Gareth Ellis play for New South Wales? I know Neville Costigan got selected for Queensland despite being Fijian and I was wondering if there was a residency qualifying period? (117)

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        Chris last edited by

        Highly doubt it simply because if there was such a loop hole, QLD would have exploited that several years ago.

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          Tiger_Watto last edited by

          You need to be eligible to play for Australia to qualify for State of Origin. Hence why Benji can’t play for Queensland…

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            Swordy last edited by

            I think it has something to do with the period leading into the World Cup. If Gareth, or Benji, in the 18 or so months leading to the next world cup declared they were now eligible for Australia, then they could be picked after that world cup. They couldn’t play for their own country for that period, of course. This is how Brad Thorn (Qld, Australia, NZ, All Blacks) could do it a couple of times.

            I did hear that the qualifying was in the period before, and I think it was 18 months or something.

            I could be nowhere near right, just a vague recollection in my head.

            PS: He’d have to change clubs too. Maybe a stint at Manly or Easts would help I’m sure

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              happy_tiger last edited by

              @Chris:

              Highly doubt it simply because if there was such a loop hole, QLD would have exploited that several years ago.

              What are you trying to say Chris
              Are you trying to say we bent the rules to suit us 😆
              Whatever happened to the rule of having Qld refs for NSW games and vice versa
              You blokes down south just need to accept it
              You don’t have the players or the Qld spirit
              Be prepared to lose a few more series yet I reckon

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                Tiger_Watto last edited by

                @happy tiger:

                @Chris:

                Highly doubt it simply because if there was such a loop hole, QLD would have exploited that several years ago.

                What are you trying to say Chris
                Are you trying to say we bent the rules to suit us 😆
                Whatever happened to the rule of having Qld refs for NSW games and vice versa
                You blokes down south just need to accept it
                You don’t have the players or the Qld spirit
                Be prepared to lose a few more series yet I reckon

                lol… I’m no where near as confident as you Happy. I cant see us winning next year without Darren Lockyer running the team. I’d go as far to say we may lose 1-2 series before Thurston/Cronk learn to do this…

                Either way, I’m certain Gareth Ellis flew via Cairns on his first trip to Australia, so I’ll claim him as a Queenslander!!!

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                  happy_tiger last edited by

                  @Tiger Watto:

                  @happy tiger:

                  @Chris:

                  Highly doubt it simply because if there was such a loop hole, QLD would have exploited that several years ago.

                  What are you trying to say Chris
                  Are you trying to say we bent the rules to suit us 😆
                  Whatever happened to the rule of having Qld refs for NSW games and vice versa
                  You blokes down south just need to accept it
                  You don’t have the players or the Qld spirit
                  Be prepared to lose a few more series yet I reckon

                  lol… I’m no where near as confident as you Happy. I cant see us winning next year without Darren Lockyer running the team. I’d go as far to say we may lose 1-2 series before Thurston/Cronk learn to do this…

                  Either way, I’m certain Gareth Ellis flew via Cairns on his first trip to Australia, so I’ll claim him as a Queenslander!!!

                  Yeah I’m with you Watto he saw a picture of the Great Barrier Reef before the Coathanger so he is a Qlder
                  Where is Livermore and the late great Ron MacAuliffe to raise a stink 😆

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                    Goose last edited by

                    he is prob more of QLDer than some of the others you have picked in recent times!
                    Ill never know how Falou qualified as a Qlder!

                    On Izzy, did he play either HM or SG Ball for Wests?? I know he played in the Campbelltown junio district, remember we went out to watch him play before schoolboys carnival hoping to get the jump on the field, after about 2 minutes we realised he was out of our price range!

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                      happy_tiger last edited by

                      @Goose:

                      he is prob more of QLDer than some of the others you have picked in recent times!
                      Ill never know how Falou qualified as a Qlder!

                      On Izzy, did he play either HM or SG Ball for Wests?? I know he played in the Campbelltown junio district, remember we went out to watch him play before schoolboys carnival hoping to get the jump on the field, after about 2 minutes we realised he was out of our price range!

                      That’s all right they just want to play for the champion state that’s all
                      Don’t worry all you Mexicans out there I’m sure you’ll win …… eventually

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                        Snowy last edited by

                        Sorry to say but this thread is stupid!

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                          Tiger_Watto last edited by

                          Folau was at Westfield Sports High before moving to Logan… I think he was only young, like 13/14 so he possibly missed playing HM or SG?!

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                            happy_tiger last edited by

                            @Snowy:

                            Sorry to say but this thread is stupid!

                            Any thread that leads us to talking about Qld’s dominance of Origin over the last 6 years can’t be stupid
                            But yes Ellis will never play for NSW and I hope he never wants to either
                            It would cheapen the value of Test football and could start the beginning of the end for Test football if we allow it to happen which we would be a great shame

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                              Swordy last edited by

                              Before NSW does that, how about we punt the selectors first!

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                                tigerbenji last edited by

                                Folau had a mate who lived in q.l.d & thats how he qualified.

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                                  tigerbenji last edited by

                                  Folau had a mate who lived in q.l.d & thats how he qualified.

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