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Nicho Hynes and Cody Walker will join Latrell Mitchell and Josh Addo-Carr on the sidelines for this year’s Indigenous All Stars fixture, a move that will force officials to reopen talks about whether to shift the annual game against the Maori All Stars to the end of the year.
Hynes, Mitchell, Addo-Carr and Walker are the four biggest Indigenous stars in the game and their absence for different reasons is a huge blow for organisers, fans and broadcasters for the February 15 game at CommBank Stadium.
Hynes confirmed this week he would focus on the Sharks’ preparations ahead of their Las Vegas season opener, while Indigenous coach Ronnie Griffiths said Walker would also not feature in the annual clash.
Sharks players Braydon Trindall, who combined brilliantly with Hynes during last year’s Indigenous victory, Will Kennedy and Jesse Ramien will not play, nor will Newcastle duo Bradman Best and Adam Elliott.
Mitchell and Addo-Carr were never going to be available due to suspension, and on Wednesday were granted approval to include the All Stars game as part of their respective bans.
ARL Commission chairman Peter V’landys said on Thursday there would be a discussion with all key stakeholders, including the Rugby League Players Association, to work out if there was a more suitable time on the calendar to play the Indigenous clash if some of the biggest names in the game were not available early in the year.
Excusing players from the four clubs involved in future Las Vegas double-headers was not an option, he said.
Indigenous stars Cody Walker, Nicho Hynes, Josh Addo-Carr and Latrell Mitchell will all miss the All Stars clash.Credit: Monique Westermann
“We always do post-mortems at the end of the year, and naturally this game will come up, especially if it will not be supported like it has been in the past,” V’landys said.
Nicho Hynes and Cody Walker will join Latrell Mitchell and Josh Addo-Carr on the sidelines for this year’s Indigenous All Stars fixture, a move that will force officials to reopen talks about whether to shift the annual game against the Maori All Stars to the end of the year.
Hynes, Mitchell, Addo-Carr and Walker are the four biggest Indigenous stars in the game and their absence for different reasons is a huge blow for organisers, fans and broadcasters for the February 15 game at CommBank Stadium.
Hynes confirmed this week he would focus on the Sharks’ preparations ahead of their Las Vegas season opener, while Indigenous coach Ronnie Griffiths said Walker would also not feature in the annual clash.
Sharks players Braydon Trindall, who combined brilliantly with Hynes during last year’s Indigenous victory, Will Kennedy and Jesse Ramien will not play, nor will Newcastle duo Bradman Best and Adam Elliott.
Mitchell and Addo-Carr were never going to be available due to suspension, and on Wednesday were granted approval to include the All Stars game as part of their respective bans.
ARL Commission chairman Peter V’landys said on Thursday there would be a discussion with all key stakeholders, including the Rugby League Players Association, to work out if there was a more suitable time on the calendar to play the Indigenous clash if some of the biggest names in the game were not available early in the year.
Excusing players from the four clubs involved in future Las Vegas double-headers was not an option, he said.
Indigenous stars Cody Walker, Nicho Hynes, Josh Addo-Carr and Latrell Mitchell will all miss the All Stars clash.Credit: Monique Westermann
“We always do post-mortems at the end of the year, and naturally this game will come up, especially if it will not be supported like it has been in the past,” V’landys said.
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