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Subscriber only HAVING put his hand up early to play, popular footballer Ricky Bird is eagerly awaiting today s Ipswich Indigenous All Stars encounter. The former Ipswich Jets half was among the first players to accept when the call went out to line up against the Ipswich All Stars at the North Ipswich Reserve. It s for a good cause so I said I d get out on the paddock and have a bit of a gallop around, Bird said. Just allow the respected footballer some time off after the hotly anticipated showdown. Bird, who turns 44 in two weeks, last played for a memorial team in an Indigenous carnival two years ago.
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Subscriber only EXCITEMENT is building as the format is revealed for a special gala rugby league day celebrating the region s outstanding Indigenous talent. After initial plans to stage an Ipswich Indigenous All Stars v Ipswich All Stars encounter in Ipswich on March 6, the program has been extended. The Ipswich Jets will field teams in two matches - a state league trial against the PNG Hunters and an under-21 clash with the Western Mustangs, from Toowoomba. Those Saturday games will support the showpiece match between the Ipswich Indigenous All Stars and Ipswich All Stars at the North Ipswich Reserve.