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Folau, Michael not eligible for IC11

Authored by: Brett Northey
on Thursday, June 23 2011 @ 03:16 pm ACST

Cam, I think the State of Origin rule (Wayne Carey rule) is virtually the same, so I assume it was just lifted from SOO for use in the IC.

Regarding the clause about a player's participation being in the best interests of the game, I think that section only applies if the player is initially ineligible and looking for an exemption. So by default I think someone raised in Country X from 10 - 16 years but who first starts playing in Australia as an adult is indeed still eligible for Country X if they are still a citizen of that country.

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Folau, Michael not eligible for IC11

Authored by: Aaron Richard
on Thursday, June 23 2011 @ 04:41 pm ACST

It's important that the IC emphasises the development of players who were legitimately developed outside Australia. But there are quite a few precedents of players who came to Australia as adults, played club footy, then represented their home country without having played there.

David Stynes (younger brother of former Demons Jim and Brian) played for Ireland at the IC 2002, from memory I think he even might have been named player of the tournament. He came to Australia as an adult, but I don't think he'd ever played in Ireland. His home club was listed as the Whitehorse Pioneers, in Melbourne's Eastern FL.

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Folau, Michael not eligible for IC11

Authored by: Cam Homes
on Thursday, June 23 2011 @ 05:21 pm ACST

Did David Stynes ever play AFL/VFL footy or just today's version of the VFL?

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Folau, Michael not eligible for IC11

Authored by: Aaron Richard
on Thursday, June 23 2011 @ 10:22 pm ACST

Definitely never played AFL/VFL. I'm not 100% sure, but I don't think he played any VFL/VFA either.

From memory, Brian Stynes played only about 3 senior games for Melbourne, but quite a few seasons for... Port Melbourne maybe?

David I don't think played above Eastern FL, but I could be wrong.

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Folau, Michael not eligible for IC11

Authored by: Aaron Richard
on Thursday, June 23 2011 @ 10:45 pm ACST

Google suggests that David never played higher than the EFL or SFL, though he did play for Ireland in both the 2002 and 2005 ICs. He is currently playing coach of the Moorabbin Kangas in Melbourne's Southern FL.

Brian returned to Ireland after failing to gain a regular spot with the Dees.

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