how are players picked to play for their state in NRL state of origin?
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Its which side of the border they played there 1st senior game.If you play first grade for say souths-logan in qld comp your a qlder or you play jersey flegg(under 19s)for say st george your a nswelshman.It doesn't matter where your born its where you played.
246963
Basically you make a team and select the Live Online Draft option when your creating a team. Then you are placed in a league with a live draft and on the draft date you log on and make your picks. The following will help you get you there:\n\nGet a Team->Join Existing Custom or Public League->Join a Public League->select the "Live Online Draft" draft option.
649715
Winner: NSW.\nScore:  17 - 16.\nReason: Brett Finch kicked a field goal in the last 2 minutes of play.  It was 14 - 0 to NSW at half time, NSW got a penalty goal before QLD score three tries to even the score at 16 - 16.
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I am a rugby league fan and follow the National Rugby League competition which the Auckland Warriors play for. I don't recall his name. A search on Yahoo! and Google came up empty as well. If he played for the Warriors, he certainly wasn't a first grader and there are no verifiable reports of a rugby career of any note.
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You must be a citizen of one of the Commonwealth countries (ie, your country must have been exploited by the English back in the day and not been angry enough to kick them out.) Then be selected by one of your contry's sport federations. Here's a list to help you out.\n\nAntigua and Barbuda \nAustralia \nBahamas \nBangladesh \nBarbados \nBelize \nBotswana \nBrunei Darussalam \nCameroon + \nCanada + \nCyprus \nDominica + \nFiji Islands \nGambia \nGhana \nGrenada \nGuyana \nIndia \nJamaica \nKenya \nKiribati \nLesotho \nMalawi \nMalaysia \nMaldives \nMalta \nMauritius + \nMozambique \nNamibia \nNauru \nNew Zealand \nNigeria \nPakistan \nPapua New Guinea \nSt. Kitts and Nevis \nSt. Lucia + \nSt. Vincent and the Grenadines \nSeychelles + \nSierra Leone \nSingapore \nSolomon Islands \nSouth Africa \nSri Lanka \nSwaziland \nTanzania \nTonga \nTrinidad and Tobago \nTuvalu \nUganda \nUnited Kingdom \nVanuatu + \nWestern Samoa \nZambia
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hmmmm tough one.\n\n1) We need to play at least practice matches at the start of the season to help the clubs trial new recruits and experiment with players etc., so you might as well make the games organised and for a prize (a decent one, with plenty of prize money).\n\n2) A longer season has some merit cos all the clubs currently don't play each other home and away. But any practice games or even intra-club games on top of this makes the season far too long for a contact sport like AFL.\n\nIt's beyond me as to why it is not possible to offer heaps more prize money for the pre season cup. The AFL signs a deal for $700+ million for the TV rights off the back of the $400+ million current channel 9 deal, and they can't come up with $20 million for a decent cup that the clubs would take seriously?\nEven Kevin Sheedy would pick decent players to try and win that kind of dough! :)
676074
I don't know what Gasniers decision ended up. There could be many over the coming years as money becomes the main reason for the career instead of a love of the game. Sometimes you wonder whether all the decisions that the NRL make are in the best interest of the game and the players and spectators. I'm sure the intentions are good, people just always work out ways to get around the rules. Our players have some success when changing codes however on the whole I think if I were one I would be inclined to stay put. I love all our football codes. It's a shame these things happen.
888967
Join your local rugby club and apply thorugh them, or an Irish club. Other than that eBay althought he RFU are now cancelling tickets on eBay that they can trace the owners on!
324510
There is no set way that teams choose their team members, but it is done by the coach of the national team. The answer is it is "random" in that there is no formula, the coach chooses the best 25 players to assist his team.
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They are always running yes.\n\nBut its nothing like rugby.  Rugby is more like NFL as basically play from a line, both teams on opposite sides when the play starts.\n\nAussie Rules is not a stop start game, more like soccer in that respect, but where you can use hands, with tackling, hard hits, high flying catches (called marks) and generally high scoring goal kicking.\n\nIt's a great game to watch.\n\nAs far as telling you the rules, have you got 6 months?&#92;\n\nCheck out the AFL website or better yet, watch a game or highlights package.
957604
Doggies all the way!! Just look how good they were this year! And '07 is just going to get better due to all the injured players coming back. Luke Darcy, Robert Murphy, Mitch Hahn are all experienced great players and they should be coming back in the first few rounds. Then there's Shaun Higgins who is going to be a legend. He's already made an impact on the Doggies after playing only four games. I think he would have played all of the remaining games in '06 and possibly even finals if he didn't get injured in round 13. I think the Doggies really do have a chance in '07 and '08!!!
1059757
Only US Citizens\n\nIn the Regulations 2006 FIFA World Cup Chapter XIV, Article 24:\n\nXIV. ELIGIBILITY OF PLAYERS, LIST OF PLAYERS\nArticle 24\nEach association shall take the following provisions into account when selecting its representative team:\na) all players shall be citizens of its country and subject to its\njurisdiction;\nb) all players shall be eligible for selection in accordance with the\nRegulations Governing the Application of the FIFA Statutes.\n\nAny team found guilty of fielding an ineligible player will forfeit the\nmatch. Victory and the resultant three points will be awarded to the opposing team as well as the score of 3-0, or greater, depending on the score of the match.
1076818
Players don't necessarily wear the numbers of their club for their country.\nWhat happens if two players wear number 12 and play for different clubs, but the same country?\nDuh.
669185
you should be able find out how if you go to www.ninemsn.com.au and click on the tv show list then click on The Footy Show NRL. There should be contact details. you can contact them ask how to buy tickets.
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From the Official Australian Football League (AFL) [Aussie Rules] site,\n\n"In 1857, Tom Wills, one of the founders of Australian Football, returned to Australia after schooling in England where he was football captain of Rugby School and a brilliant cricketer. Initially, he advocated the winter game of football as a way of keeping cricketers fit during off-season...." [1]
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Here are some basic rules:\n\n1. As you notice, there are no shoulder pads or crash helmets in rugby.\n2. The ball must be pitched backwards to your teammates. No Forward passes like John Elway.\nA team can pitch the ball back and forth to each other as many times as they wish.\n3. THERE IS NO BLOCKING to assist your runner.\n4. Everyone runs with the ball and tackles equally. Unlike American Grid-Iron Football where 2 or 3 guys get all the glory and the rest of the team is never given the opportunity to prove themselves and run for a score, every player on the rugby field will run with the ball and tackle over 20 times a game. If you were an offensive lineman and never ran the ball and never tackled this game is for you! Everyone will be a running back and linebacker. When a set dead-ball scrum is formed, that is when the team will get in their SET POSITIONS, but shortly after that when mass chaos breaks out, all players will run and tackle with the ball.\n5. When you are tackled you have 1 second to let go of the ball and purposely “fumble” the ball. Don’t touch it again until you are up from the pile and standing on your two feet again.\n6. When you TACKLE someone, you can’t pick up the fumbled ball until you are ON YOUR FEET. This is one of the most called penalties on new players. You must be standing up to pick up the ball. You cannot dive on a loose ball.\n7. When you are on defense, and a tackled player is put to the ground, you must make sure you are on YOUR SIDE OF THE “scrumage line” BEFORE you engage in any physical contact with the other team. This is called offside and is one of the most called penalties for all levels of players. This happens when a defensive player is chasing down a runner from behind. The defensive player must run around the ruck pile and enter from the other side to give contact on the ruck pile. This is a very big yardage penalty if you get caught not being on sides on a loose ruck pile.\n8. The game will have 15 players from each team taking the field\n9. When you teammate pitches the ball to you as you are running down the field, and you accidentally drop the ball. THAT IS A PENALTY, it is called a “Knock On”. The other team will get the ball automatically right there for their possession. As you can see, this is the kiss of death when you drop or “Knock On” the ball deep in your own territory by their scoring end zone. This is why we run so many ball-handling drills in practice, to cut down on these penalties.\n10. There are no “Downs” in rugby like football. An offensive team may have the ball for 20 “phases” or “downs” in a row, if they can keep winning the ruck pile and push over the tackled player to win the ball and regain possession. It is very important to always be in “support” and chasing after your ball carrier at all times. When your offensive player is tackled and there is 4 offensive players running right behind the ball carrier, they should no doubt be able to push over the 2 or 3 defensive players that are at the tackle area or the “ruck pile”. On the other side of the coin, if no offensive players are in support and the ball carrier is tackled, the defense will simply just step over the ball and the ball carrier, to pick up the loose ball. The offensive player must “REALEASE” the ball in 1 second. The Defensive team will just pick it up and run the other way if no offensive support is right there. It is VERY IMPORTANT TO BE IN SUPPORT AND HAVE 4 PLAYERS RIGHT BEHIND A BALL CARRIER. (1)You will be there for a pitch-pass. (2) You are there for a ruck over to win the ball.
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this is what it should be..but it wont.. cos lockyer\n1. minichello\n2 king\n3gasnier\n4 cooper\n5sing(if his decides 2 play )growth (if sing doesnt)\n6thoursen\n7johns\n8civenceva\n9buderius\n10o'meley\n11hindmarsh\n12fitzgibbin(he always steps up 4 rep games)\n13kennerdy\n\n14 bowen(to play hooker or 1st recever)\n15 ryles\n16 baley\n17 simpson\n\noh soz.. but i guess nsw is just better then qld with only 4 players