eagles2win
Bencher
The Who said:eagles2win said:No. Both states will rort the system in place to make sure that players from NZ or the islands to play for them
That was the thrust of my original post. It won't be long before the vast majority of NRL players are ineligible (legitimately) for NSW (in particular) and Queensland because they are not born in either State, so that oft use description: the best V the best, will be obsolete.
I think, because it is such a money spinner for broadcasters and the NRL, authorities won't let it die, and they will relax the rules to allow every player to compete.
The only way for them to stop shooting themselves in the foot would be allow players that are eligible for both is to let them return back to playing for their Countries.
Could you imagine the likes of Tonga with say - Jennings, Tonga, Williams after an Origin series to toughen them up. International league would return to it's rightful place as the pinnacle of the sport.