Patchwork teams put on a show

A 20-10 victory by City Origin over Country assured them of permanent possession of the City-Country shield as the traditional representative fixture faded into history at Mudgee’s Glen Willow Sports Stadium. It was a day tinged with sadness as the representative clash, almost as old as the game itself and responsible for unearthing dozens of future stars, was played for the final time. After a controversial week in which NRL coaches Des Hasler, Ricky Stuart and Paul Green announced a virtual boycott of the event, leaving both line-ups dramatically weakened as a result, the spare-parts teams produced an entertaining spectacle for the crowd and a healthy free-to-air television audience. Panthers boss Phil Gould answered an SOS from City coach Brad Fittler early in the week to help him to put a team together…

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Official Rugby League Annual (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2017

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