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Message: [QUOTE="Force, post: 2437951, member: 8099"] I agree being Australian isnt a racial thing but just because people move to another country it doesnt mean they have to denounce their ties to their native country.This is why so many kiwi's who move to OZ still support NZ or OZ-Italians support Italy and even ex-pat Australians living in other countries who support Australia.They still enjoy the fruits of their new country without forgoing their ties to the old.No need to lower any standards at all just make the Origin eligibility and International eligibility separate. The problem is it is affecting the minnow nations.Vidot and McGuire had to pull out of a test match cos they didnt want to jeopardise their chances of one day playing Origin.Feleti Mateo is doing the same thing,hes stepped down from Tonga in a hope to play Origin.Uate would do wonders for the international game if he were allowed to play Origin and then for Fiji.If you acknowledge this shouldnt affect the minnow nations like PNG,Samoa etc...then I dont see why it would be a problem allowing one more nation to do this and to be frank,theres really only 3 major nations in league and one of them have most of their players playing in the other country because league isnt big in their own. As for the Toni Carroll thing.I heard Gordan Tallis talking about it the other week.All I could find on the matter is this... [ A renowned rugby league defector is calling for New Zealanders to be included in State of Origin in the wake of James Tamou's defection to Australia. Tonie Carroll believes it's the desire to play for New South Wales that's seen the kiwi-born prop switch allegiances. Carroll himself opted to play for Australia after being born in Christchurch, before later switching to New Zealand, only to re-declare himself available for the Kangaroos. He says it's disgusting that Australians have the advantage of playing the pinnacle of the game, while kiwis do not. "Not even a grand final can match the intensity of a State of Origin match, so the players that are playing in these State of Origin matches are getting a massive leg up over the kiwi players." Carroll says all he ever wanted was a State of Origin jersey, but he believes Tamou is cash-hunting. "It sounds like he's doing it for financial reasons, he sort of looking for the State of Origin jersey which a lot of players playing today hold in bigger stead than the international jersey." Players receive around $40,000 for playing State of Origin, while kiwis only get around $3000 per test. Carroll says if New Zealanders could play Origin, it would eliminate the need for a choice between countries. "I believe every player should be allowed to play State of Origin its the pinnacle of rugby league. To be disregarded to play for New Zealand, it's disgusting."] [/QUOTE]

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