Welsh international player decides he wants to play for Australia

[roughyedspud]

^^^ This.

Frizzell had to pay his own air fare to play for Wales in RLWC 2013..

You do know hes on $250,000-300,000 a year don't you....if not more

His airfare represents a weeks wage at most....

*edited its half a weeks wage.....

[deluded pom?]

You do know hes on $250,000-300,000 a year don't you....if not more

His airfare represents a weeks wage at most....

*edited its half a weeks wage.....

You're right 'spud but the point is being made to show Frizell's commitment to Wales. He doesn't have to pay for his own flights but chooses to do so. Mark Lennon also paid his own airfares to represent Wales.

[roughyedspud]

My point will always be.....ask the players!

If they could play for NSW or QLD and for wales,fiji,tonga,ireland etc.....would they?

And trust me ive asked a dozen players on twitter if they could would they? And ive not had a single response.....i believe its cos they are scared...

feleti mateo missed out on the last world cup....cos he THOUGHT about playing for NSW...the NSWRL conned tonga into thinking he was now ineligable..thats why he wasn't picked.......all lies

[Wolford6]

You do know hes on $250,000-300,000 a year don't you....if not more

His airfare represents a weeks wage at most....

*edited its half a weeks wage.....

 

Yes, but he could have been sat on a beach mopping up rays. Instead, he flies over to a cold wet tournament that his team has no chance of winning and where he could get a career-ending injury that would take away his livelihood.

 

He's a proper warrior.

[Scubby]

Yes, but he could have been sat on a beach mopping up rays. Instead, he flies over to a cold wet tournament that his team has no chance of winning and where he could get a career-ending injury that would take away his livelihood.

 

He's a proper warrior.

 

Sadly only one person knows if that is a box ticked (i.e. representing his mother's heritage) or a long term commitment to Wales. The number one goal for 99% of NRL eligible players is to play Origin. It is $10-20,000 a game and goldfish bowl media hype.

 

What is different between now and a decade ago is that it no longer contains 90% per cent of the best players on the planet. You would be lucky if half the players playing Orgin would get in the world's top 34 over Burgess x3, Hall, Graham, Watkins, Hill, RTS, Mannering, Vautuvai, Johnson, Foran, Bromwich, Taumololo, Luke, Whare, JWH etc.

[Jean de Bordeaux]

 

Under RLIF LAW you can play for NSW or QLD and for another country.

 

That is THE problem ! It's important for australian rules to respect the RLIF law.

So we will see kiwis, english, islanders or ... welsh players in the SOO, and always eligible for their country

(SBW, Burgess bros, and so on...)

[The Future is League]

That is THE problem ! It's important for australian rules to respect the RLIF law.

So we will see kiwis, english, islanders or ... welsh players in the SOO, and always eligible for their country

(SBW, Burgess bros, and so on...)

Never.

[Allora]

If the game is "State of Origin"

The eligibility being where you first played grade Rugby League how do players like Sam Burgess qualify?

Its a game the Aussies built and has become a cash Cow down there.

[Allora]

How many Aussies do we have to have playing for other countries before they have done enough for our game?

Was it the 2008 World cup that has 60 % of the players born in Australia? Including nearly half of the Kiwi team

[deluded pom?]

Allora. Are you Australian or have any direct link to Australia?

[Railway End]

Was it the 2008 World cup that has 60 % of the players born in Australia? Including nearly half of the Kiwi team

Three players born in Australia, two of which who have New Zealand parentage is not "nearly half" of the 24 man Kiwi squad.

[Allora]

Three players born in Australia, two of which who have New Zealand parentage is not "nearly half" of the 24 man Kiwi squad.

 

Sorry, I was mistaken.

I meant the 2012 Kiwi Test team.

New Zealand Squad

Josh Hoffman – Mackay, Australia

Jason Nightingale – Sydney, Australia

Shaun Kenny-Dowall – Brisbane, Australia

Simon Mannering – Napier, New Zealand

Manu Vatuvei – Auckland, New Zealand

Benji Marshall – Whakatane, New Zealand

Shaun Johnson – New Zealand

Sam McKendry – Stirling, Australia

Isaac Luke – Hawera, New Zealand

Ben Matulino – Wellington, New Zealand

Frank Pritchard – Darlinghurst, Australia

Adam Blair – Whangarei, New Zealand

Jeremy Smith – Christchurch, New Zealand

Nathan Fien – Mount Isa, Australia

Jared Waerea-Hargreaves – Rotorua, New Zealand

Jesse Bromwich – Auckland, New Zealand

Alex Glenn – Auckland, New Zealand

Gerard Beale – Brisbane, Australia

Jason Taumalolo – Auckland, New Zealand

[Allora]

Allora. Are you Australian or have any direct link to Australia?

Not sure why I should answer personal questions from you.

 

I have Family there and have visited there several times.

[Scubby]

Sorry, I was mistaken.

I meant the 2012 Kiwi Test team.

New Zealand Squad

Josh Hoffman – Mackay, Australia

Jason Nightingale – Sydney, Australia

Shaun Kenny-Dowall – Brisbane, Australia

Simon Mannering – Napier, New Zealand

Manu Vatuvei – Auckland, New Zealand

Benji Marshall – Whakatane, New Zealand

Shaun Johnson – New Zealand

Sam McKendry – Stirling, Australia

Isaac Luke – Hawera, New Zealand

Ben Matulino – Wellington, New Zealand

Frank Pritchard – Darlinghurst, Australia

Adam Blair – Whangarei, New Zealand

Jeremy Smith – Christchurch, New Zealand

Nathan Fien – Mount Isa, Australia

Jared Waerea-Hargreaves – Rotorua, New Zealand

Jesse Bromwich – Auckland, New Zealand

Alex Glenn – Auckland, New Zealand

Gerard Beale – Brisbane, Australia

Jason Taumalolo – Auckland, New Zealand

 

Why 2012 randomly?

[deluded pom?]

Not sure why I should answer personal questions from you.

 

I have Family there and have visited there several times.

If you feel it's a personal question then don't answer.

[RSN]

Why 2012 randomly?

Backs up his argument best.

I've noticed the majority of the Kiwis born in Aus in the 2012 side would get no where near this current Kiwis side, you know the one which has beaten Australia the past 3 games?