That is an awesome team.

Even with the obvious Indigenous passion, the NRL team will be very hard to beat. Absolutely spewing i'm gonna miss it. Even the hype around it, leading up to the game is something I want to be here for. Oh well, next year i'll watch Burgess join Ellis. It'll be like Indingenous Australia vs Tri-Nations All Stars.

Oh and COME ON THE TONGUE!!!!!!

can we get the game in the uk on tv or online anywere?

We'll be able to get it online aslong as it's live on tv in Australia which it will be, Justin

The one on TV.

7.30 kick off i assume?

There's a lot of talk about this game in Sydney, everyone is looking forward to it.

Both sides have got people missing.
Greg Inglis is out with an injury as is Daine Laurie.
For the Nrl allstars Gareth Ellis isn't playing because his wife has just had a baby so Farah is on standby, Dave Taylor has rolled his ankle in training so Issac Luke is on standby. Alan Tongue is out with a wrist injury but i'm not sure who's coming in for him, Shillington or Campese.

It's Shillo.

It's hard to see the Indigenous side winning without Inglis. It's only about a week away now, isn't it?

I'm in Beijing at the moment, man, this city is awesome. So i'm away from all the hype about the game. I think i'll actually be on a plane for almost the duration of the game, maybe at the airport, and will be landing in Shanghai to catch a bit of New Year festivities. I'll have to catch the score online the next day.

Don't you mean watch Ellis join Burgess?

Players Out - Players In
Gareth Ellis - Robbie Farah
Dave Taylor - Sam Burgess
Alan Tongue - Dave Shillington
Greg Inglis - Beau Champion
Daine Laurie - Greg Bird

So, Burgess gets in without been on the voting but i'm sure most people would of voted for him anyway, Issac Luke would of come in but Farah and Smith are already in at hooker.
NRL team will win IMO especially now Inglis is out, Greg Bird has come in and will play in the forwards as they already have Thurston, Prince, Soward but i can only see the NRL team winning. Should be a good game though.

While I hope this is a great game, which it will be, I am concerned that if it becomes an annual event it may detract from the superb record of indigenous athletes in playing for Australia at rugby league...

In my view, we still want young Aboriginal athletes aspiring to play for the Kangaroos, to continue our unsurpassed record with A&TSI representation at national level.

Rugby league makes other sports, like cricket and union, look sickly in that regard.

www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union ... -npty.html This article also tends to repeat precisely what I said in the post above. Additional note - 8 of the 11 Wallabies mentioned have rugby league backgrounds. If Australian union was a type of bread, it would be wallpaper paste white. With no extra vitamins added.

www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union ... -npty.html This article also tends to repeat precisely what I said in the post above. Additional note - 8 of the 11 Wallabies mentioned have rugby league backgrounds. If Australian union was a type of bread, it would be wallpaper paste white. With no extra vitamins added.

Not surprising given the traditional eco-social status that the two games have traditionally drawn from.

Nice justification for institutional racism.