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Twenty20 popularity contest


I read with interest the news that the Newcastle Knight rugby league player Andrew Johns is going to play for New South Wales in the Twenty20 competition next January. While its undoubted that Johns is an excellent rugby league player and therefore popular, I think the selection of the team should be based on merit and not on popularity stakes.
Its also denying up and coming cricket players a chance to play at state level even though this is only for two and possibly three games. I can imagine how the player who is going to miss out just because a popular rugby league has been drafted into the team feels about this. Are we also going to see Harry Kewell included in the NSW team especially with his popularity with the Socceroos?
I hope Victoria doesn't go this way by drafting popular AFL players into the Bushrangers squad. It just doesn't send the right signal to youngsters trying to choose a sport when they know they could lose out to a popular player from another sport despite their best efforts. We will see what happens in January.

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