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Premium Content AS a proud Indigenous sportsman Dean Daylight couldn't stop smiling. Although his Indigenous All Stars team was beaten 36-12 by the Ipswich All Stars, Daylight had every reason to be content. The former Ipswich Jets, Swifts and Brothers playmaker and coach was surrounded by many friends and football fans after a wonderful occasion at the North Ipswich Reserve. It was the inaugural match between two gallant sides featuring past and present players with strong Ipswich regional ties. Having dealt with his own challenge battling lymphoma in the past, Daylight looked fit and h...

Premium Content 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 a...

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Premium Content Subscriber only THE countdown is on. Some of the fastest and toughest players in Ipswich rugby league are set to play in next month's gala match at the North Ipswich Reserve. The Ipswich Indigenous All-Stars will take on an Ipswich All-Stars combination in the 5.50pm encounter at the North Ipswich Reserve on March 6. Preliminary squads have been released with a smorgasbord of speed and skill among the former Ipswich Jets and Ipswich rugby league club stars. Former Tongan international and NRL player Willie Tonga may also line up for the Indigenous All-Stars after being a g...

Premium Content Subscriber only REFRESHED from a year away from footy, Robbie Carr knows that can be a double-edged sword for his players. Some people may be tempted not to return after pursuing other sports or taking time off. However, the Swifts club president is confident the Wayne Finch factor and loyalty to the Bluebirds will ensure a smooth return to this year's Rugby League Ipswich competition. Swifts teams sat out last year's Volunteers Cup competition involving three Ipswich and three Toowoomba sides. Although some Swifts players ventured to Brisbane rugby, Carr said the early s...