• Welcome to the Green and Gold Rugby forums. As you can see we've upgraded the forums to new software. Your old logon details should work, just click the 'Login' button in the top right.

Rebels 2021

Silverado

Silverado

Dick Tooth (41)
Adam84 said:
Harry Wilson has been living in Queensland since he was 11, not sure that fits the category of ‘born and raised’ in NSW.
Click to expand...
It's a bit of a stretch, but was definitely born and raised in Gunnedah for more than half his life
 
Adam84

Adam84

Nick Farr-Jones (63)
Silverado said:
It's a bit of a stretch, but was definitely born and raised in Gunnedah for more than half his life
Click to expand...

So from November this year, when he turns 22 and has spent over half his life in Queensland are we allowed to call him a Queenslander?
 
  • Like
Reactions: TSR
Jimmyjam

Jimmyjam

Watty Friend (18)
Gunnedah, that's in Queensland!
Yeovil, that's in Queensland!!
Lennox Head, that's in Queensland!!!

Queensland's Everywhere.....


To plagiarise that old SOO pisstake!! :D
 
TSR

TSR

Mark Ella (57)
No - they just all wish they were.

Maybe they just choose to identify as Queenslanders? Who are we to deny them?

(Unless of course you try and actually cross the border, in which case FRO)
 
Jimmyjam

Jimmyjam

Watty Friend (18)
I think everyone realises that NSW and Qld produce approx 75% of Australia's professional players with the other 25% made up of a combination of NZ, Fiji, PI, Melbourne and Perth. Unfortunately the Brumbies whilst harping about their Super Rugby record produce the least of any these days. The last locally produced Wallaby (Powell) they had on the books just got punted off to the Rebs... Maybe 6 - 8 ACT products in the whole Super Rugby system I reckon out of say 180 odd pro contract in Aust with probably none in the Wallaby frame right now except for Powell on the fringe.
 
F

Forcefield

Ken Catchpole (46)
I think the Force rely on QLD most. As far as I can count, we only have 5 NSW developed players. I think getting the boot set us back a bit, but the Force should be aiming for 50% locally developed within 3 years.
 
Adam84

Adam84

Nick Farr-Jones (63)
If anyone has a reason to whinge, it’s Fiji.
Fijian born players eligible to represent Australia:
Daugunu
Koroibete
Vunivalu
Naisarni
Uru
Droasese
Vudogo
Kuridrani
 
Adam84

Adam84

Nick Farr-Jones (63)
Kuridrani is certainly a stretch, and i almost left his name off. He fits into the Nemani Nadalo and Samu Kerevi category where they grew up in Australia.

Rest of those on that list from my knowledge came to Australia to chase professional rugby/league opportunities though. You could add not so recent wallabies like Naivalu, Naiyaravoro and Nabuli to that list as well.

It’s the foundations of a pretty good backline, certainly got some size to it:

11. Koroibete
12. Naiyaravoro
13. Vunivalu
14. Nabuli
15. Daugunu

Eyes and Ears said:
There are a few Australian born players playing for Fiji to balance this out.
Click to expand...

That’s true, for the most part Australia seems to contribute quite a bit to the development of Fiji rugby, there’s a number of players in their most recent squad who played rugby in Australia at some point, club rugby, super rugby or NRC.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top