How Greg Inglis became a Maroon

greg inglis is awesome so is queensland

What a joke of ' state of origin ' does this make .! The most dominant player manipulated to play for not his state of origin.

@hateswhiners But then you'd have to rename it State of Where I'd Like To Play For. And as we've seen with Barba, Ferguson, Milford and Dugan, that can change from week to week. I suggest that understanding the rules is clearly intellectually challenging enough for certain fans like yourself. Let's just stick to State of Origin, and abide by the existing rules. Which Qld have not in the case of Greg Inglis (who, if my calculations are correct, has lived a grand total of slightly less than 2 of his 30 years in Queensland). Not whining. Just stating a fact.

So by your thought process Inglis didn't "have to" play for Queensland, whats your point, why does this thread exist????? and the rest of your comments really isn't worthy of a reply...

Those players didn't have to play in NSW comp and they could have stayed in Queensland comp and played for Queensland. State of Origin format tells people where they have to play for period, at least with Interstate the players can move to Queensland to play for Queensland. Origin in any sport is awful format and thank goodness Cricket doesn't have Origin if they did then Border may not have played for Australia, Gilchrist may not have played for Australia and many crickets may not have played for Australia. Interstate could work in Rugby League better than the 1970's the simple fact is everyone is in the one NRL comp, so here is what I suggest on my Interstate model: Queensland Interstate area [Brisbane Broncos, Nth QLD Cowboys, Gold Coast Titans, NZ Warriors] NSW Interstate area [Melbourne Storm and the rest of the NRL meaning the NSW NRL Clubs and Canberra].

For 80 years QLDers (our boys) were made to play for NSW until the fairer rules of State of Origin came into effect. And you guys have the hide & arrogance to wine as such on one player. No wonder QLDers love to beat you. Let that be the end of it!

The SOO concept was the first rule changes to make the state game fair, the rules you talk of now are nothing, zero, obsolete compared to what the original SOO rule changes meant to QLDers! NSW made of joke of the state game for 80 years, you guys have nothing to wine about, the only people that should be here winging are QLDers, and yep, it runs deep, thats our passion!

QRL tried to cheat again with Big Mal trying to get Blake Ferguson to play for Queensland, he refused to do so. For attempting to cheat I have suggested for all future attempts the the ARL Commission fines QRL $100,000 fine per offense and the individual $20,000 fine per offense. I have spoken to the ARL commission about this matter, these sorts of fines would stop QRL cheating.

So it is facts & research about Inglis & his eligibility that you want, is it? Here you go: Gregory Inglis was born on 15 January 1987 in Kempsey, New South Wales. He grew up in Bowraville, New South Wales. On 15 January 2003, he turned sixteen years old. Later that same year, he represented Hunter Sports High, Newcastle New South Wales in the Arrive Alive Cup Rugby League Cup competition (http://youtu.be/PJjQHdqP-5w). Later that same year, Inglis was recruited by NRL team Melbourne Storm. At the behest of their recruitment manager Peter O'Sullivan, young Inglis was relocated from Newcastle to Wavell High at Gold Coast, Queensland. After leaving school & later playing in the Queensland Rugby League, representing Melbourne's feeder team Norths Devils, Inglis was required to pledge his allegiance for State of Origin. State Of Origin Players -- if they potentially have dual eligibility, under the previous rules (which have since been tightened) -- are invited to select their Origin preference. Official approval of their choice was governed by several criteria, including place of birth (in Inglis' case: New South Wales), place of residence (Inglis: Victoria), place of birth of one or both parents (Inglis: New South Wales & New South Wales) & probably the most important criterion: the place where the player FIRST played senior football -- SPECIFICALLY; after the player's 16th birthday -- (yes, for Inglis, this is once again New South Wales). Players do not choose who they play for, except for those cases where they possess dual eligibility. This Origin document signed by Inglis has not been released to public viewing, however Inglis's father Wade Blair has publicly stated (in Queensland media) that his son signed the form stating that his first senior football was for Norths Devils, Queensland (http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/why-greg-inglis-is-a-maroon/story-e6frepaf-1111116761552). Therefore, Inglis has deliberately lied by omission, as it is known that Inglis had first played for Hunter Sports High, Newcastle, after his sixteenth birthday. Why a 16-year-old boy would lie about his history is only known to the individual & the other people inside the room where it happened. It is however a fair guess that Queensland officials influenced him to do so. This is somewhat supported by published first-hand accounts (http://www.theroar.com.au/2012/06/07/greg-inglis-became-maroon/). What is certain is that Greg Inglis was never eligible to be an Queensland Origin player in any way whatever. After the Origin paperwork was submitted, it was required @ the time to be ratified by ARL, QRL & NSWRL officials. Without the knowledge that this schoolboy had lied about where he first played his senior football (except perhaps by the QRL officals), this false eligibility was indeed passed. And only a couple of years later (in 2006), Greg Inglis was then first selected to play State Of Origin for Queensland., a state he had no genuine affiliation with. All of this information is now public knowledge. There have been many articles published explaining how Inglis was never eligible to be selected for Queensland, even under the dubious & changeable selection rules in place at the time (http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/state-of-robbery-why-the-qld-7-0-streak-is-a-fraud/story-fni3fqyo-1226652148241). We do now know that Queensland Origin officals grooming & selecting Greg Inglis was an act of cheating. By selecting him in every series since 2006, Queensland have endorsed a lie & deliberately & knowingly cheated every year since 2006. And counting. Every series win since then is a fraud. And those are the facts. P.S. As for the disgusting racist bias claims made against New South Wales officials; Nathan Merritt was today selected to play for New South Wales in Game II, 2013, replacing fellow Indigenous player Blake Ferguson. New South Wales Coach Laurie Daley (also Coach of Indigenous All-Stars) will no doubt welcome Merritt into the New South Wales team to play alongside his Indigenous teammates Andrew Fifita & Greg Bird.

To sum up: Inglis played his first senior football in 2003, after his 16th birthday, for Hunter Sports High in Newcastle, New South Wales. Queensland officials encouraged him to lie about this fact when he signed the paperwork for his eligibility. This is actually public knowledge (google it) & there is also video evidence. Queensland selectors have deliberately & knowingly CHEATED every year for eight years now & counting. The Courier-Mail line about Sterling being born in Toowoomba -- because his Dad was temporarily stationed @ a RAAF base there when Peter was born -- is very tired & rather pathetic. There hasn't been a genuine Queensland State Of Origin victory -- as per the rules -- since 2002.

I hope AIDS and cancer destroy you and your extended family slowy.

uate lost us the series from most perspectives. can't catch a ball.

that all I wan't too. Inglis can play for QLD. but I wanna here him say hes born and raised and educated and lineage is NSW and that he never should of played for QLD, than I'm happy to watch him be the key factor in every series until he retires which is a long way away.

yeah he really helped us win 7, we don't won't tamou as he is easily replaceable, oh yeah thaiday, crocker, folau all born and raised Sydney, papalli and téo are kiwis also. tony carrol, terry lam and many many more. oh but that's ok we got tamou who I'm sure no new south Welshmen would give 2 stuffs if he never got to play origin again.

Well the ARLC have it right todays new rules.

When the rules don't suit NSW selections, they cry foul. Under the existing rules, I would think NSW have the advantage. One, most NRL teams are located in NSW - more NSW feeder clubs - more chance of NSW elibility. Two, they have 3 million more people than QLD, not including the ACT. Obviously this hasn't helped them one bit. So now they've taken another step to improve their player options. But, the real problem is the selectors - they have no idea, picking their "favourites", "legends" sons, "origin ready" players, hit factor, size factor, reserve grade players (ha ha ha!) - what an insult that must have been to the first graders! Funny how Jennings discipline problems landed him in reserve grade and discipline was his downfall in origin 1? You got to laugh when Gould says this player is not "origin ready"! The so called experts have too much pride and ego to admit they are wrong. Say no more. I think Origin needs to move with the times and just ask players to decide their preference when entering the NRL playing field (Toyota Cup?). Sure you may find someone who played all his football in NSW, might want to play for QLD and vice-versa - highly unlikely, but possible (Inglis). Makes it interesting though.

Never forget where you come from! If you do you are a spineless individual. Hometown pride is part of anyone's character. Unfortunately, the $$$ making grubs that influence young players these days are to blame. Ribot... Not smart, just sneaky. And I disagree with QRL outsmarting NSWRL, as the blues played it fairly by traditional rules. If your happy being a pack of sneaks all for the sake of winning, good luck to you. Fact is there are question marks over numerous maroons in the past, unlike the blues. Maroons=Great team, QRL=Sneaky grubs

Billy Moore DID NOT come up with the chant it was said long before he came on the scene,it is just that his outbursts were televised.

Mrs? Christine Inglis......... what about Mr Wade Blair......... oh well...... I guess that is as about as close as Bowra is to Qld GO BOWRA......

Here's what the rule should be from the age of 6 to say 16, wherever you have played more of your junior/senior football thats where you play (school football does not count) if you have played an even amount of seasons then its your decision but the majority of the time this would never be the case and if this rule was in place players like inglis would play for nsw etc. This could be used in internationlals as well.