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NRL slammed by legends of the game for cancelling Kangaroos reunion on grand final day: ‘We dug the well…but they don’t care’
- The 1982 Kangaroos ‘Invincibles’ have slammed the NRL for cancelling reunion
- The annual reunion traditionally takes place on grand final weekend
- No reunion has been planned for 2022 – and the players aren’t happy
The greatest Australian rugby league team – the 1982 Kangaroo Invincibles – have slammed the NRL for cancelling their 40th anniversary.
The annual reunion traditionally takes place on grand final weekend, but nothing has been planned for 2022.
Australia’s Max Krilich (pictured) playing against England in 1982. Krilich is furious the NRL has cancelled plans for the reunion of the ‘The Invincibles’ side who meet annually on grand final weekend
The 1982 Kangaroos side made history by not suffering a single loss on tour, with players like Peter Sterling (pictured above) Mal Meninga, Brett Kenny, Eric Grothe and Wally Lewis
Members of the history-making side were hoping to get together in Sydney next Saturday – and they’re very unhappy they’ve been overlooked.
‘The players are really upset about it,’ said captain of the side Max Krilich in a News Corp interview.
‘In fact it stinks. Rod Reddy rang me last week and everyone’s talking about it.
‘We love getting together for a beer and a chat about the old days. They had $25m to buy a hotel in Brisbane but they can’t put on a function for us.
‘We dug the well. We played our hearts for Australia and created history. They obviously don’t care. All they are worried about is the present and the future,’ said a fuming Krilich.
Rugby league legend Wally Lewis was part of the unbeaten 1982 side
The side hasn’t had the…
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