World Footy News

It was recently reported that Western Bulldogs international scholarship player Inoke Ratu was unable to receive a visa to visit Australia due to his father's links to the military rulers of Fiji. An article in the Fiji Daily Post has raised hopes that the ruling was in fact due to an error by Ratu, thus potentially clearing the way for him to travel to Australia for training with the Bulldogs. The article says:

"My chances are really good. That’s what the Australian High Commission told me,” Ratu said.

“They were not happy with a section of the application I filled out”.

“It had nothing to do with my dad being in the military,” he added.

The Bulldog officials are also confident Ratu will have his visa application approved and will be training with his teammates within a matter of weeks.

Let's hope the reports are correct this time.