导出博客文章Paul Gallens State of Origin highlight was never going to be his debut.In the
same match as the ill-fated Brett Hodgson pass, 24-year-old Gallens entry to the
representative arena in game III, 2006 coincided with the beginning of the
darkest era in NSW Origin history.Nor will he remembered most for the punch that
ended all punches.A crushing blow to the forehead of Nate Myles in 2013 that
brought an end to brawls in rugby league, but in his eyes represented a moment
where the Blues showed they were ready to fight back.The crowning moment of his
career so far - when he became the first NSW skipper to lift the shield in nine
years in 2014 - is also by no means his most powerful.Although it was a fitting
reward.Instead, Gallens legacy was created in Game II of 2011, when a colossal
80-minute, 212m performance in his second game as skipper put pride and starch
back into the Blues jersey.In the four years that preceded that game, NSW had
won just won just one live fixture.Since then, they have claimed six and Gallen
has carried his NSW side both on the field and off it.As a kid I never followed
an NRL team, Gallen said.But I always followed NSW.The numbers alone are not
kind to Gallen.His 15 losses from 23 games are the most for any player in Origin
history, however it says more about him that he has been selected consistently
to play that many games in an era during which the Blues have churned through 97
players.So too does the fact he led the Blues forwards in average run metres in
every series between 2010 and 2014.Further proof that Gallen gave Blues fans a
reason to believe lies in attendance figures at ANZ Stadium which have not
dropped below 80,000 since he became captain in 2011 - a figure they didnt reach
in any of the games in the five years before that.Ive played the villain a bit
to keep people interested, Gallen has admitted.And with every pre-Origin spiel,
he showed not only an understanding of Origin football but the steel NSW
required to rebuild from the ruins.Its also why Gallen understands how
Wednesdays dead rubber is just as important for not only his legacy, but the
Blues one that carries on after him.The young boys moving forward, they need
some confidence going into next year, he said.Thats why we need to be totally
desperate on Wednesday night in everything we do.PAUL GALLENS ORIGIN
CAREERGames: 23Record: 8-15Games captained: 15Debut: Game III, 2006Tries:
1Average minutes: 63Average metres: 139.8Average tackles: 30.8* Statistics
courtesy Fox Sports Stats
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Top officials of the IOC and other sporting bodies would be banned from being
members of anti-doping agencies under new proposals for tackling drugs in
sports.Leaders of 17 anti-doping organizations met in Copenhagen this week to
consider ways of fixing a global anti-doping effort that has been deeply damaged
and to ensure that the disturbing events of recent years are not repeated.Among
the groups aims was to remove the fundamental conflict of interest that exists
when anti-doping decisions are controlled by sports organizations -- a shot at
the current ties between the World Anti-Doping Agency and International Olympic
Committee.The president of WADA is Craig Reedie, a senior IOC member from
Britain whose dual role has come under scrutiny during the scandal over
state-sponsored doping in Russia. Reedie served as an IOC vice president and
member of the policy-making executive board until his term expired during the
Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He is now a regular IOC memberThe Copenhagen summit
proposed a rule that would forbid officers, directors, employees and all
decision-makers of anti-doping bodies from also holding a top position in any
international federation or major event organization.The Institute of National
Anti-Doping Organizations said the proposal would prevent the inherent conflict
of interest that exists when a sports organization is tasked with both promoting
and policing itself.The IOC set up WADA in 2009 and provides 50 percent of the
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global drug testing. The IOC has scheduled a meeting for Oct. 8 to consider ways
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system in Russia. WADA currently has had no power to impose sanctions against a
sport or a country, leaving that to the IOC and other bodies.WADA must have
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consequences for all instances of code non-compliance, the officials in
Copenhagen said in their final statement.They also expressed unequivocal support
for the completion of the investigation into Russian doping by Canadian lawyer
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Sochi Winter Games, as well as cover-ups of doping tests across dozens of summer
and winter sports.The leaders called for increased protection and support for
whistleblowers, including Yulia Stepanova and her husband, Vitaly, who helped
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future for Yulia and Vitaly and the other whistleblowers, the statement said.The
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said recently that she fears for her safety and has switched residences after
hackers breached a WADA database that records her whereabouts.Bach said in Rio
that the IOC was not responsible for dangers to which Mrs. Stepanova may be
exposed. ' ' '
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