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There is a strong case to have the Murri versus Koori Interstate Challenge played within a month of the completion of the Queensland and NSW Knockouts.

NSW Koori Knockout winners Newcastle Allblacks beat Queensland QMC victors Erub United 18-8 in the exciting game at Bill Norris Oval in Beenleigh on 28 January.

However both the Murri carnival at Redcliffe and the Koori Knockout were held late last year.

That is a three-month period since the sides held their trophy aloft for winning the carnivals to decide the best Allblacks carnival teams in Queensland and NSW.

Under the Interstate Challenge rules, both sides could only use players from the 25-man squads they had at their respective carnivals.

If the match had been held within a fortnight or a month of those carnivals, both teams would probably have been at full strength.

But having it in late January does create problems in that players contracted to NRL or

Queensland Cup clubs are mostly not allowed to play.

NRL and Queensland Cup clubs are mostly reluctant to allow contracted players to line up with the seasons almost ready to start because of potential injuries.

My point is that Erub United were missing stars Julian Christian (NQ Cowboys), Eddie Daniel and Bernard Lewis (Northern Pride) and Dontoray Lui (Parramatta Eels).

Lewis and 19-year-old Lui were so passionate about Erub United that they ran the water to the players.

Lewis had previously played with NRL club the Sydney Roosters and Lui is a rising star who played Jersey Flegg for St George Dragons and has been signed by Parramatta Eels.

The Eels believe Lui will develop into the heir apparent for champion Mitchell Moses’ number seven jumper in coming years.

The former Queensland under-19 halfback is expected to move into the Eels NRL squad in 2023.

These were key players who certainly would have had a big bearing on the result of the big game.

However champion Queensland Cup speedsters Jon Reuben and Gideon Gela-Mosby were in the Erub United line up. Gela-Mosby had been under an injury cloud in the lead up to the game.

To be fair, and to balance my view, Newcastle Allblacks were missing two players including Will Smith.

I sent Erub United co-ordinator Elia Ware an email which read, “I am doing a story saying that the Interstate Challenge should be played within a month of Murri and Koori knockouts so all players are available, what are your thoughts?”

And his answer was “That is exactly what I wrote in my feedback survey,” he said.

The Koori versus Murri Interstate Challenge has been held since 2012 and two TS sides Argun Warriors and Kulpiyam from Badhu have won it.

In 2013, Argun Warriors defeated Newcastle Yowies 28-24, and two years later in 2015 Kulpiyam beat Walgett Aboriginal Connection 30-22.

In 2019 Dhadhin Geai Warriors lost 38-26 to Newcastle Yowies.

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