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Message: [QUOTE="McHunt, post: 3350570, member: 9853"] [I][B]Albert Kelly [/B]on his All Stars debut:[/I] “I don’t think any words can explain it for myself. I remember watching the 2008 team at the Sydney Football Stadium. It was amazing. It’s been a decade since I was last in contention for this. I had some pretty big legends in front of me like JT, Princey, Chris Sandow, Jamie Soward. Then I took off to England and they all retired. I was watching from afar over there one year with David Fifita and Robert Lui and I said ‘I need to go home and make the All Stars’. Twelve months later I’m here today.” “My brother and I grew up with our grandparents. At stages it was pretty tough, we had a lot of struggles along the way. There was a lot of chopping and changing towns and stuff like that." “I was really focused on trying to achieve my goal of being an NRL player. I wanted to get out of the town and make something for myself. We were very grateful for what our grandparents did for us and sacrificed for us to be who we are today. We’ve moulded into good men and all the thanks goes to our grandparents. Now they’ve passed on, home is always about the people in the house, not where we are.” “I wanted to be a dad and give them the advice and guidance I didn’t get. That’s what I try to practice every day, to be the best father I can and show them guidance through their journey in life. As a young kid I was a dancer and used to dance with my older cousins and uncles. I learnt a lot through them. We are still very rich in culture there. I went to a school in a mission at Nambucca Heads. Now they’re teaching language back home which is good to see. They are starting to teach the real history of Australia. Hopefully that can help change the curriculum throughout the country.” “It’s been over a decade since I was last in contention for this. For me to come in here now and see first-hand the type of players here and what they bring to this culture and squad is amazing. These guys are the next generation. They are going to play for a long time in this team. I’m just very grateful to be part of it. I’ve had thoughts that my time is gone, but I’m here as number 14 and playing on Saturday so I’m very grateful. I’ve worked hard to get here. It’s been a ride.” [MEDIA=twitter]1491654396467240963[/MEDIA] McHunt [/QUOTE]

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