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Gus is 100% correct. Imagine making a player feel bad for wanting to play for their nation wtf!
Ponga is made to feel bad.
Because regardless of what Gus thinks the rules are the rules To'o plays Origin if Meninga wants him in his Aus side for the world cup then To'o has to play or should be stood down F your feelings
@@jest3167 if a player is eligible to play origin, it SHOULD not disqualify them from representing their heritage.
@@saiwaqa2573 Playing Origin doesn't disqualify him from playing for his heritage but by playing Origin he puts his name up for Australian selection if the Aus selectors want him in the team he has to play or be stood down same thing has happened with J Hayne he wasn't picked for Aus so he played for Fiji
Simply by electing to play for QLD or NSW you agree to play for Australia if selected if not you can play for a lower nation
Can't be changing rules just because a player wants the 50k for playing Origin mans didn't care much about his heritage on rep round when he chose a more lucrative NSW jersey over his heritage
@@jest3167 you're right F your feelings because the rules states that To'o can play both Origin and for Samoa if he chooses to LOL.
Australia is a multi cultural country, All people should learn to adapt with the times , I have no problem with players playing for there family heritage, As an Australian I'm sick of beating every counrty by 30 it's gets boring, Spreading out the talent is good for the game
Totally agree, but origin should be for players who commit to Australia
@@jasonyoung1230why tf would you start with "totally agree" then proceed to disagree completely
So what if we are multicultural. Representing Queensland or new south wales is a selection process to play for Australia. People not from those states shouldn’t be playing for Queensland or new south wales. Actively encourage Tongans, Samoans, Fijians, new Guineans to play for their country and grow the international game. Don’t cheapen origin, invest and enrich in international football.
@@troystaunton254 It hasn't been a selection process for decades. Plenty of players get picked for Australia before getting picked for origin.
How is it cheapening origin exactly? there's already a bunch of international players with loyalties to other countrys in origin right now does it seem cheapened to you? We should never have situations like James Tamou, Akuila Uate and Josh Papali where players choose to play for Australia simply because they want the money that comes with origin.
Origin will eventually become redundant. It's original purpose has been and gone, queensland has proved it's point, it's now just become the premier event in the sport. But it won't be for long, soon the international game will be the premier event. And the league and anyone who wants to see the league succeed should be wanting that because that will propel the game into a new atmosphere of success.
Jason young origin is representing your state of origin,it has nothing to do with international rugby league,the Ozzie team selects the best players from nsw and queensland to play for Australia,what bout the rest??? That’s why they play for their country
The sport is too small to have strict eligibility rules. The Tongans brought life to the International game. More competition and more nations that can challenge us, the Kiwis and Poms makes for a better product.
It can help grow origin to international audience too! $$$
@@Youser57 lmao no one internationally would give a care in the world about Origin except those who already have league teams, it’s an ignorant point of view to think that the product of NSW vs QLD would ever matter to countries that are dominated by other sports such as soccer or gridiron🤦🏽♂️
I love that Gus is looking at the big picture, that's Y his opinion matters.
Good on yah Gus, the game needs to grow internationally!
Gus is right on the money for the future of the sport .
Let's just go back to playing test match between Australia v New Zealand on Anzac Day...who was the idiot that changed this tradition...
International football is about representing your nation or cultural heritage, whichever you identify with. Origin is about representing your football origins; the junior club you played for and the teammates, coaches, volunteers etc there who helped you become the player you are. You should absolutely be able to reperesent your junior club in Origin and your heritage in Test matches if you choose, and the game will be better for it at all levels from exposing more players to the highest tier of football and bringing that experience back to emerging national team systems.
well we'll change the name from State of Origin to state of the Junior Club You Played For and the Teammates, Coaches, Volunteers etc There Who Helped You Along The Way.
@@harrystark8918 bit wordy, so we'll just leave it at state of origin since that describes the origin of your career and its obviously in a state...
@@ThatBrendonGuy Very clever Brendon. Glad you're having fun posting on the internet : D
As a Brit and not a die-hard rugby league fan, I'm speaking from the outside. But I do adore State of Origin, it's pinnacle sport competition, but if someone qualifies to play for Queensland or NSW, regardless of their national side. They should 100% be selected if good enough. Get these guys competing at the highest level and let them take their skills/lessons/experience back to their national set up and let the game grow.
Well said Gus, well said he foresees the direction of where rugby league could go and how it can impact the growth of the sport!
Gus is right on this one.. it makes for much better international game! NZ players like JT should also be able to play origin.. and someone like Ponga should be eligible to play for Kiwis and origin for Queensland.. that would make for a much better international game and also SOO would be better as well!
@@shezadm6300 let’s not kid ourselves, the Polynesian boys are so exciting to watch, their size and power and still be as athletic as they are, It’s incredible. They alone being so many eyes to sport. And so much culture to the sport making rugby league a universal language. It’s gone past where your from for SOO, for me it should be that the best of the best get selected and who’ve earned their place in the squad, maybe they’ll have to have stayed playing in aus for 3+ years gets you allocated..
Why not call it “state I want to play for”
100% on the money, origin is its own thing and should allow players to rep there heritage.
Biggest farce was Semi Radradra playing for the Kangaroos
It’s such a fine line between getting the eligibility right and not turning origin into an all stars match. The demographics of the game have shifted a lot in the last 20 years, go back and watch a game from 1995. Mackay, Carter and Adamson are now To’o, Luai and Kikau. The framework needs to be set right because this is a chance to really strengthen both origin and international football. The loser as it currently stands is NZ because a player that is eligible for them or an island nation will pick the latter because then they can still play origin. At the end of the day like most things in life it comes down to money. $90 grand for an origin series or a couple of hundred bucks to play for country. That’s what it all comes back to.
Yes if it means an all star match then I’d rather keep origin as it is.
The headline is mis-leading
Seriously.✌
I just am grateful that we have someone like Gus in our game
He speaks sence into those board members
He's right, if they are elegible for origin, let them play regardless of where they stand internationally, this only began because qld know nsw is flooded with polys atm
What bs. NSW complained so much years ago about QLD players not born here allowed to play. Now it benefits NSW they're all ok with it. Hypocrisy at it's best. In that case Jason Taumalolo should be playing for QLD, period.
Nsw flooded with all the dud islanders, that's why they lost another series
@@jessejames3632dud? Brian, Steven and Jerome are back to back premiership champs and Payne is arguably one of if not the best prop in the game at the moment. Has been for a while.
This is what everyone’s been saying for years. State of O is a completely different thing to International. The best players from each state should play, regardless of where they were born or what country they choose to represent.
Not disagreeing with you at all. The problem the NRL and ARL have in separating the two, is that Australian selectors have been conditioned to use the State of Origin as an audition to the Australian team. The two should be rightfully separated, and aussie selectors should have to select from the whole of NRL (and Super League) not just from players who have played state of origin that year.
State of Origin, for me, is for the best of the best players. The elite. It's the NRL's main event. Our biggest spectacle. If you qualify for either state you should be allowed to be selected if you want to play.
Exactly as you say... It is the NRL's biggest spectacle. Not the ARL's.
Let anyone who qualifies for the state play irrespective of international selection.
How can you have pride in your state or say your state is better when the players aren’t from your state?
It’s garbage
@@spoziscool where has anyone suggested letting people not of the state play.
The argument is letting people play for the state who are eligible (i.e., of the state) play SoO and then also play from their county which may not be Australia
I don't particularly like Gus most of the time but on this issue he is absolutely bang on, everybody wins.
Everybody wins??? What about the boy who grows up dreaming of playing for Queensland but can’t because half the players on the team don’t even identify as Australian???
@@tallsygroth7727 Be better.
If growing the international games worsens the product of SOO a little bit then I think it's still worth it. The only reason SOO came about in the first place was because the international scene for the game was so insignificant we had to pretend different states of Australia are different countries. NZ vs England 2013 world cup is still the best sporting match I've ever seen.
Respect to gal and Gus’s
Be great to see Tahiti vs Hawaii play when Lebanon plays their internationals as curtain raisers in the Pacific internationals, they have great local comps wendal sailor and other NRL players have played for Hawaii in NRL games over there to give them a hand up
The state of origin used to be the selection for the Australian team.....
That's what I thought!
The majority of players are picked from QLD and NSW but players choosing not to play for Australia still have the right to play for their state. 50% of the NRL are Australian born Pacific Islanders.
Well it’s not anymore old man, get with the times.
Key word used. Now it’s something better
@@dustinmartin6524 What about our heritage?
For once I completely agree with Gus on this one, it's perfect for making Ruby League an internationally competitive game.
Time to make the international game the pinnacle 💯
Excellent point gus origin is for the best players who qualify with the rules and international is where you hold your heart when the anthem is played
Gus having a good point for once
State of Origin is like club footy. NRL lowered the eligibility to represent State before representing your Country of choice. I remembered all Kiwi based players had to choose to represent Australia if they wanted to play State of Origin and that's how the test team was selected?
Have to agree with Gus on this one and i rarely do. The game is all the better for it if we simply let them play for their own nations. Look at the interest and inclusion we had on rep round the other week. It was fantastic!
Well said Gus, Let the Kid’s play their home nation💕
Ever since tonga beat Australia the ozzies have been sensitive about eligibility rules lol
No one can argue that Origin football is the pinnacle of rugby league. But Gus makes a really good point, it's that way because international rugby league has been disorganised and poorly managed for years. If you truly have the interest of the game at heart a thriving international game should be of paramount importance and Gus gets that better than most.
Youre living in the past, origin is dead has been for a while
No, it isn’t.
Killing Origin to try and bring the International game to the forefront is not a good business model
@@jest3167 Not good for Aus, but rest of the world dont care for origin only internationals
@@JohnyTuff1 Caring for International football is all good and well but Origin brings millions and millions of eyes onto the sport every series that simply don't care at all for the NRL or International league
Think of it as if you were picking a football team you don't weaken one position to strengthen another
We should have a conversation on the definition of ' Origin '.
if you play in a australian competition are you able to play for aussie and state of origin and if not selected then play for country of origin
Thank you Gus. You nailed that sense into them.
13 years of age should be the only qualifying rule to be eligible for Origin, nothing else. This rules out guys who came in OZ later in life for league like Shaun Johnson and Sam Burgess but allows guys like To'o or Ponga to play Origin and not be forced to play for Australia if they want to play for Samoa or NZ.
I don’t agree it should be about pride in your state, and an audition for the national team. And it should be one game played the week after the grand final. Followed by international tests.
Why?
I think the cutoff for international selection should be your parents. Not grandparents or even further back in time.
That's it Gus! I'm with you. I respect that. ✊
It's in the name State of Origin, QLD and NSW players earning the right to play for Australia, not Tonga or NZ
Absolutely agree with Gus for once
I can’t stand Gus during Origin but he hit the bullseye on this 💯💯
I wish this could happen but we're on the verge of Origin just being NRL All Stars.
Why do you have to pic Australia team from State of Origin... I don't get, when they have greater players pool to select from.
💯 @gus.. 👌🏾 I had a nephew that played for NZ and Samoa. Then he got the call for both simultaneously. He was confused. I asked him, which anthem and Haka pulled at his heart ❤️. He then made his choice. 🇼🇸🇳🇿
Gus is correct on Origin eligibility but so blinkered in thinking the NRL running world RL would be a good or desired thing.
please change the heading, the heading is misleading.
I think they should go back to the old rule of if you want to play origin you have to declare for australia. The answer to all this is put on more test footy for the islands against the big three and have equal match payments.
Equal or no match payments is the answer in my opinion players should want to represent their state or country for free especially when they already sitting on a half a million dollar contract in club land
@@jest3167 how much unpaid overtime do you like to do? especially if there's a huge possibility that you wouldn't be able to do payed work anymore due to injury?
@@kiodotcom Theres a massive difference between working for money and doing something you love
@@jest3167 oh so you believe just because they’re doing their dream jobs that they should just do it for free? That’s a stupid notion, you sound like the type of male that falls in love watching chick flicks😂🤦🏽♂️
@@jest3167 so? The NRL would be sued by the RLPA for profiting from Origin and internationals not paying the players
the tittle is wrong
The pull of origin has always kept players from playing for their country of birth or family history.
The kiwi players have always been given a choice Origin & no Kiwi jumper, then the Tongan players changed all that, as they were a Tier 2 nation & not seen as a threat to Aussie league, oh how that changed fast after 2 big wins.
Now the criteria is changing, International league has caught up, players want to ply in world cups, Origin only gives 34 players a chance yearly, International gives 60-80 players a chance to represent.
Going to be interesting going forward.
I dont know if i want Kiwis in origin, as its an Aussie thing, but also why shouldnt they if they have been there for years ?
You nailed it. There’s a clear choice!
Brad Thorn QLD and NZ in union.
@@rodneeso7439 Yeah but he never was able to play for the Kiwis.
Code switch is nothing new these days.
ps, Brad Thorn is one of my all time favourites 👌
Gus is right on this one.. it make for much better international game! NZ players like JT should also be able to play origin.. and someone like Ponga should be eligible to play for Kiwis and origin for Queensland.. that would make for a much better international game and also SOO would be better as well!
Australia could only select players who are truly from there. Not someone who is from another nation but is born there or someone who moved to the country as a teenager. There are so many true bloods that can rep Aus to play for the Green and Gold.
Also, it would be better if we can make the WCRL an annual completion, just like State of Origin so fans can always be captivated and keep the momentum flowing.
So it’d be the aboriginal all stars team?
"... or they play backrow for the Cronella sharks." lol this made me belly lol all day. Finally something I can agree with with Gus!!! But then oooh who are the international players eligible for Origin - spicy scenario indeed.
First & foremost Origin is suppose to be a stepping stone for the Kangaroos & is not the pinnacle so if you only want fair dinkum Aussies playing Origin then stop stealing all the Poly boyz just to try & strengthen the Origin teams! These tier 1 tier 2 rules only really suits the Aussies too & no way are the Tongans, Fiji & Samoa a second tier nation, International league is not that big, I love Origin but when it becomes more then growing the game Internationally then no! Either let all the Poly boyz play for there Poly nations & heritage or stop stealing them simple as that!
Gus at his best again.Brilliant.
If the eligibility rules were relaxed Justin Olam, Viliame Kaukau, Taumalolo and Jahrome Hughes would all be eligible for QLD. Game over!!!
Depends what you mean by relaxed. No one is suggesting players not from QLD and NSW be eligible- the only question is about other Tier 1 countries ie NZ, or if Tonga became Tier 1. Olam and Kikau moved to Australia when they were adults so they wouldn’t be eligible. If the eligibility rules were extended to Tier 1, the only players that would be eligible are the players who have played for the Kiwis who also played rugby league in NSW or QLD when they were 13 or younger
If they were born and raised in nsw/qld then no issue for them to be playing origin, it's boring watching the kangaroos put 50 points on everyone, more competitive teams = better for the game
Exactly, the only Australians that seem to be against this are those that wanna see the Kangaroos destroy everyone. What they don’t get is that the International game does not grow without some level of competition. Competition is good for the sport
What's up kiwis and Tonga beat kangaroo
@@Enzoh685 exactly, just look at union. Despite the All Blacks dominating for so long, come World Cup time it’d always be competitive (apart from 2015, no one stood a chance against that side lol)
The insularity of national governing bodies is the reason why it is important to have a strong independent International Board. These governing bodies should have a seat at the table, absolutely, but it should not be left to the Aussies to grow the game in PNG or Fiji, just as it shouldn't be left to the RFL to grow the game in France or Canada.
There should be a healthy level of tension that balances the international games' interests.
I don't always agree with Gus but this is good. Thanks for that Gus
The producer's and directors must have had a chat to Gal to shut up ! Meaning a conversation rather than Gal talking over the top of people and interrupting .
When talking to Gal the key phrase is " Forgive Me for Interrupting Your Interruption " .
Couldn't agree more Gus 🙌🏽
Pacific origin tournament ? End of season ?
Met Gal at Hotel X in the Valley...after origin 3, he had a few beers in his belly but what a stand up guy...didn't act like a big shot snob...was humble and made time to have a good yarn!!! Onya Gal 👌🏽✌🏽
The NRL has the strangest rules of any sport on the earth, yet they want to grow the game, it's all very absurd
Can't be changing rules just because a player wants the 50k for playing Origin mans didn't care much about his heritage on rep round when he chose a more lucrative NSW jersey over his heritage
@Random Tongan Guy To'o can play Origin and represent his country of heritage if he isn't selected for Australia just like others before him like J Hayne who wasn't picked in the Aus side so he played for Fiji instead
@Random Tongan Guy Maybe you should do some research yourself if Australia pick To'o then he either plays for Aus or doesn't play period
Australia will still have hundreds of player's to fill their spot's and will Still win world cup for the next ten years but NSW needs best players in NSW that's it
i disagree they probs still will but not all the time.. over the next 10 year.. maybe win one and then lose one..
We love Gus for his perspective and comments.
Whatever state your 1st rugby league game is in Australia you should play for that state no matter what country your born
Disagree with Gus, you can't have NZ'ers playing SOO
At what age are junior rep sides playing. 16years old? I feel that once you are eligible for junior rep teams thats the age for eligibility. At present its 13 and something. Move it up a few years so if scouts are abroad seeking junior talent and they are happy to migrate to Australia and it turns out that little johnny who came to Oz with the family then becomes a super start at 22 he/she can still play origin and make a choice to play from either Oz or the mother land. After this world cup move the goal posts and set it in concrete for a 3-5 year period or so to see how it effects things. If it needs tweaking then so be it. Do whats best for the game.
Agree with you gus. 100%. This is the same thing that happen to tamana Tahu. 10 years ago Andrew johns made the exact same comment. That actually bit Andrew johns on the arse. He stated that tamana played for both indigineous all-stars Koori team and kiwis and shouldn't be.
But didn't understand the importance of culture and why they started playing rugby. So many talented players out there.
Dean widders played rugby but never knew nothing bout his culture. Until he started playing rugby. Then understood the reason why we indigineous and native Australians and Aotearoans aka NZ players. Grow up playing rugby to represent not only our country but our culture.
And this is hense why Dean widders brang in the warcry back bout 7 to 8 years ago now maybe abit more for kooris to perform at indigineous vs Maori games we have every year. And I personally would love to see it performed by Wallabies and kangaroos rugby union and rugby league teams. Koori culture is dance, hymns, chants and singing. And I think in order for it to be accepted by not Australia but by the world. this should be at the forefront of indigenous rugby in Australia. So thanks to Dean widders koorjs have a warcry that all Australians and Maoris, islanders embrace.
And if things continue the way that G-Train wants then Australia kangaroos and wallabies shouldn't have any Australian born and non born Maoris, islanders, and I think kooris wouldn't want to be in its national team. Same as union. Shouldn't have koroibete, Tongan thor aka taniela Tupou, leileafano, totai kepu etc who have or still are playing for wallabies or kiwis.
If Robbie Farah can play for Australia but not Lebanon then why not.
If Ferguson can play for Lebanon and kooris why couldn't he ever play for Australia.
If Anthony Minichiello can play for Australia but not Italy. Honestly where is the fairest in these players wanting to represent not only their Australian side but also their heritage before coming to Australia.
So onya Gus. Your the man brotha and one of the best commentators and hosts on sports shows and game night commentating. All the best Gus.
AGREED Australian competition not Island competition
Absolutely Gus! What a disturbing conversation to bring up!
I think if you want to play origin then you need to plead allegiance to Australia, you can bet if the tests offered the same amount of money that Origin does, than they would be playing tests for Tonga, Samoa etc instead.
Brits and Kiwis can't play, then Tongan's, Samoan's etc shouldn't be allowed either, non of this tier 1, tier 2 BS.
I see why Gus is very logical on such a hot topic
Sounds like Gallen is scared of tier 2 teams to be on the same level as Australia n NZ.
I love it when a player plays for a country he has never even stepped foot in before its great
Most all Polynesian go to the motherland .. this comment is invalid
Does not matter where you were born or where you were brought up, Aiga is strong in the mindset and traditions of all islanders. That is what players choose to represent on the big stage. I'm sorry you don't understand this.
It’s still their culture 💀 they have ancestral lineage in England or Tonga or whatever it is. I’m sure if the euro Australians knew where they’re from there’d be a lot less options for the Australian team
Australia doesn't want to grow the game so they will tie up all the good players from being able to play for their country of heritage. This ensure Aussie will always win and no other countries would be able to be of any threat or competitive. Look at the football World Cup that thrives because many teams have a chance of winning the competition instead of just one team.
Only matters during the world cup, this rep round proves who would rather play origin than the country they're so passionate about
Spot on.
Well said Gus I thought you were gonna take the boomer angle like Gal but I'm glad you have seen the light. As for Origin it should look at allowing the best players in the league pick what state they would like to represent and allow them the opportunity to play on the pinnacle stage of Rugby league more so applies to nz players and Pacific Island player.
That is right ,
I see what Gus is saying but then what determines which state you play for?
SOO is no longer a stepping stone to being selected for Australia it’s all about winning n money now and not about a pre-selection for the Aust team. Gus said origin is different what’s different?? Money and all sorts of spin-offs they get from Origin. So everyone forget Origin being about pre-selection for Australia it’s not.
The Aust coach Mal Meninga said he will still be picking players who didn’t make the origin team for Australia like Addo-Carr or if Latrell is playing well they will get picked. I repeat Origin is no longer about representing your state to hope to play for Australia one day that’s over it’s simply about money and who wins.
It's all under the guise of making money ma fren....SOO has lost its essence, and I'm not usually one for feeling nostalgic over the 00s and 10s era, but suffice to say where SOO is at now I just don't recognise it anymore
How else is the sport meant to continue international broadcasting for all to watch if they're not making money. The sport is the product and it's about selling the product especially in evolving times and audiences.
Lol either way it’s about money always these days ya flop. DO THE MATH!!
Also I reckon it’s great for rugby league. Rugby league is stuck because people like you stuck in Stone Age times. Let it evolve. More to worry about than this surely
@@willelenoa6092 I agree money is required but when it comes to being selected for state than country clear boundaries must be drawn because originally representing Qld or NSW was a requirement if you wanted to play for Australia your country of birth or citizenship. SOO is about money and not about representing Australia anymore which is the ultimate goal for Aussie players well it was but it’s no longer anymore. The point here people like Gus don’t care about Australia rep honours no more. Jason Taumulolo came here when he was 13 chose to play for NZ n Tonga so he can’t play SOO so why is TO’O playing SOO then for Samoa? Either because NSW rugby league hate Mal Meninga as coach of the Australian side and a Qlder or like Gus said they want healthy competition to grow the game which is fine but still their needs to be consistency and clear rules. Either play SOO to represent Australia or don’t play SOO and don’t represent Australia.
@@jassilas8168 like you ya pos! Why don’t you just have Samoa play against Qld instead of NSW players.
If you are selected to play for Australia and refuse you should never be aloud to play origin ever again. I
Or, they play back row for the Cronulla Sharks!😂
Back in the day origin was for Australian kangaroo selection,, we need a NZ origin series north island vs south island
Been saying this for years. The winner of each series play each other too.
That would be the NZ kiwis side vs absolutely nobody... nobody in south island plays league it's all union down there. It'd be more competitive if you did Auckland vs the rest of the north island.
@@youbetzler I never realised that. Been watching some of the Auckland school boys, loads of talent there.
Being a Kiwi I have no real view on Island lads playing Origin then playing for their country of heritage BUT it should be an even playing field so if you let Island lads play let Kiwis and Poms as well.
I agree with Gus for sure.
Yes if they meet the eligibility requirement which is playing for a nsw or a qld junior club before they are 13
@@druski274 Yea obviously same criteria for all.
Origin is a stepping stone to the Australian side. Therefore it should be up to the players to choose (if they meet the criteria), but in choosing qld/nsw, you technically also choose Australia.
Make a true commitment and don’t try to hedge your bets. The choice is yours, but don’t sit on the fence. Make it black and white and don’t compromise the rules 🤷♂️
This is why soccer rules the world
Adrian Lam has captained QLD and captained PNG.
They should bring in png,Samoa and Tonga.Or a combined pacific islander team.Would be good for the game.
I'm a islanders and I do agree with Paul. Just let the real Aussie play 4 state origin.
So Australians don't want competition in intl footy?
Tier 1 nation players should not be eligible to play Origin.
It should be you have to have lived in Australia for 9 years before turning pro, also when an individual speaks, do they speak with an Australian accent or not
First half of your comment was facts, 2nd half means your head needs to be checked
Kikau - NSW
Taumololo - QLD
Could not agree more on that Gus. 👍
Those internationals not playing will do nothing to hard origin. Look at the super league years.
How are you supposed to have pride in your state and then go play for another country?? ... Absurd
If you play origin you are expected to play for Australia.
Is nothing sacred . Its our game here we share it like everything and then they want to take it over for them.
You come and live in my country least you can do is to commit to it.
Gallens comparing New Zealanders to Aussies... all the players he mentioned are from here