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this article from news.com.au - so who is your tip for the 9th immortal?
I would imagine Big Mal and Darren Lockyer would be the frontrunners?
I would personally pick Meninga. 4 Kangaroo tours, and the rest.
NRL boss Todd Greenberg confirms ninth Immortal to be chosen in 2018
THE NRL has confirmed a ninth rugby league Immortal will be chosen this year — the first since the concept’s shake-up.
Ben Glover
FOX SPORTSFEBRUARY 27, 20182:38PM
Andrew Johns is inducted as the eighth rugby league Immortal.Source:News Limited
NRL boss Todd Greenberg has confirmed for the first time that a ninth rugby league Immortal will be chosen in 2018 — the first since the game’s governing body bought the intellectual property for the concept.
Speaking at the Courier-Mail newspaper’s NRL season launch, Greenberg said a new player would be inducted for the first time since 2012, when Andrew Johns was unveiled as the eighth Immortal.
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Darren Lockyer is a favourite to become the ninth Immortal.Source:News Corp Australia
“We made a conscious decision last year to purchase the IP rights for the Immortals,” Greenberg said.
“The Commission felt for a long time that it wasn’t under our banner and it should be, it now is. We will have a very diligent process around our Hall of Fame and ultimately on the election of an Immortal and you can stand by for some big announcements on that in the coming month.
“But rest assured there will be an election of an Immortal in 2018 and there will be a much greater diligent process about how that is unfolding. And a much more transparent process primarily for fans so they have an understanding of how we’re going to do this, but it’s a very big decision for the game.”
Queenslanders Mal Meninga and Darren Lockyer headline a list of strong candidates to join the eight players who have already been given the most exalted status in the game.
Mal Meninga has got plenty of support to be the next Immortal.Source:AAP
Other names that have been thrown up in the recent past as potential candidates include: Ron Coote, Mick Cronin, Laurie Daley, Brad Fittler, Ken Irvine, Brett Kenny, Allan Langer, Glenn Lazarus, Steve Mortimer, Norm Provan, Steve Rogers, Peter Sterling and Shane Webcke.
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Lockyer would start as the narrow favourite to be crowned the ninth Immortal, although the case of Kangaroos coach Meninga is also very impressive.
The eight current Immortals have been named in four batches, with originals Clive Churchill, Bob Fulton, Reg Gasnier and Johnny Raper inducted in 1981, Graeme Langlands and Wally Lewis in 1999, Arthur Beetson in 2003, and Johns in 2012.
THE EIGHT IMMORTALS
Clive Churchill (1981)
Bob Fulton (1981)
Reg Gasnier (1981)
Johnny Raper (1981)
Graeme Langlands (1999)
Wally Lewis (1999)
Arthur Beetson (2003)
Andrew Johns (2012)
I would imagine Big Mal and Darren Lockyer would be the frontrunners?
I would personally pick Meninga. 4 Kangaroo tours, and the rest.
NRL boss Todd Greenberg confirms ninth Immortal to be chosen in 2018
THE NRL has confirmed a ninth rugby league Immortal will be chosen this year — the first since the concept’s shake-up.
Ben Glover
FOX SPORTSFEBRUARY 27, 20182:38PM
Andrew Johns is inducted as the eighth rugby league Immortal.Source:News Limited
NRL boss Todd Greenberg has confirmed for the first time that a ninth rugby league Immortal will be chosen in 2018 — the first since the game’s governing body bought the intellectual property for the concept.
Speaking at the Courier-Mail newspaper’s NRL season launch, Greenberg said a new player would be inducted for the first time since 2012, when Andrew Johns was unveiled as the eighth Immortal.
Going away or overseas? Never miss a moment with every match LIVE and on demand available at www.WatchNRL.com.
Darren Lockyer is a favourite to become the ninth Immortal.Source:News Corp Australia
“We made a conscious decision last year to purchase the IP rights for the Immortals,” Greenberg said.
“The Commission felt for a long time that it wasn’t under our banner and it should be, it now is. We will have a very diligent process around our Hall of Fame and ultimately on the election of an Immortal and you can stand by for some big announcements on that in the coming month.
“But rest assured there will be an election of an Immortal in 2018 and there will be a much greater diligent process about how that is unfolding. And a much more transparent process primarily for fans so they have an understanding of how we’re going to do this, but it’s a very big decision for the game.”
Queenslanders Mal Meninga and Darren Lockyer headline a list of strong candidates to join the eight players who have already been given the most exalted status in the game.
Mal Meninga has got plenty of support to be the next Immortal.Source:AAP
Other names that have been thrown up in the recent past as potential candidates include: Ron Coote, Mick Cronin, Laurie Daley, Brad Fittler, Ken Irvine, Brett Kenny, Allan Langer, Glenn Lazarus, Steve Mortimer, Norm Provan, Steve Rogers, Peter Sterling and Shane Webcke.
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Lockyer would start as the narrow favourite to be crowned the ninth Immortal, although the case of Kangaroos coach Meninga is also very impressive.
The eight current Immortals have been named in four batches, with originals Clive Churchill, Bob Fulton, Reg Gasnier and Johnny Raper inducted in 1981, Graeme Langlands and Wally Lewis in 1999, Arthur Beetson in 2003, and Johns in 2012.
THE EIGHT IMMORTALS
Clive Churchill (1981)
Bob Fulton (1981)
Reg Gasnier (1981)
Johnny Raper (1981)
Graeme Langlands (1999)
Wally Lewis (1999)
Arthur Beetson (2003)
Andrew Johns (2012)
