Five homegrown players in 26 years: NRL’s uphill battle in Victoria laid bare | Jack Snape

Thirty years after 87,000 fans packed the MCG for Melbourne’s first taste of rugby league, the Storm have delivered a sobering messageMelbourne Storm staff and players have delivered a sobering assessment of their efforts to make Victoria a rugby league state as the club prepares for one of the most significant years ever for the sport in the southern capital.A generation after 87,000 fans packed the MCG for the city’s first taste of State of Origin in 1994 and 26 years after the establishment of the NRL’s Melbourne franchise, Victoria has produced just five homegrown men’s players. Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian

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