NRL Fantasy 2021 Part 70 - Origin, Bye & lock downs

mrbrownstone wrote:Been out all day, what is the story with Mulitalo? Missed the whole saga.

Regulator wrote:

He isn't eligible for Origin because he wasn't residing in Queensland before his 13th birthday.

Though JT said they're apparently trying to get the documentation in order to show he was lol. But the bloke himself said he moved over at 13.

mrbrownstone wrote:

Cheers.  
Might be sensible to actually double check that before naming someone in future.

Honeysett wrote:Would QLD have afforded NSW the luxury of playing someone outside the rules? Like fuck they would have. He's not eligible, get over it. The last time we let someone play for QLD that shouldn't have was Greg Inglis and look how that turned out for us.

It's QRL that are the idiots no one else.

Spoiler:

Snatchpato wrote:Curran and Aitken quarantining for 2 weeks due to being on a flight that had an infected crew member. 4 more going to isolate if either test positive.

Snatchpato wrote:Curran and Aitken quarantining for 2 weeks due to being on a flight that had an infected crew member. 4 more going to isolate if either test positive.

mattnz wrote:So weird that QLD arent starting Fifita, so they can play Arrow on the edge where he never plays. Green needs his head read.

mattnz wrote:So weird that QLD arent starting Fifita, so they can play Arrow on the edge where he never plays. Green needs his head read.

Rabbits21 wrote:
That’s where Arrow plays for Souths now on the edge actually. I get your point though in that he’s mainly been a middle forward.

Regulator wrote:

Imagine trying to break the rules and then when you get called out on it trying to blame everyone else.

There's no "grey area of eligibility", the eligibility criteria is quite clear since they redid the rules in 2012. Players who weren't born in NSW or Queensland must have resided in the state before their 13th birthday. It's very black and white.

Queensland, whether they were trying to pull a fast one, or through their own ineptitude, tried to break the rules in place. Nobody is to blame but them.

mattnz wrote:
Arrow has played only 1 game in the NRL as starting edge. Fifita is the best edge in the comp.

Archer wrote:
"Grey area" being that 1) its an arbitrary line in the sand, which i get that you have to draw it somewhere if you go with this approach (i don't think we should, but thats another argument), though it seems silly that apparently if he moved there 11 months earlier he'd be more QLD.
and 2) the clear rules you've talked about literally have the following in it "It is important to note if you have played Origin at U18, U20 or Senior Origin, your State of eligibility is confirmed. These new rules are applicable from December 2012.". You can read the rules yourself right here

https://www.nrl.com/siteassets/documents/state-of-origin-eligibility-rules.pdf

I mean i get that you want to defend freddy and co waiting until the day of the game to challenge it despite him being named in the extended squad a week ago and good for them I guess, they totally needed the advantage they got from doing so despite being absolute dicks in the process (letting a guy think he's getting to make his debut, let his family think they'll get to see him play etc).