Hulking West Wyalong prop Mark O'Meley will be on deck at Apex Park on Thursday July 18 for a one day NSW Rugby League Academy.
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The former Bulldogs and Roosters front rower will be on hand to deliver his experience and know-how to the youngsters that participate, and there'll also be an educational health component organised by Quit-B-Fit.
The first order of the day will be the registration at 8am, and then the NSW Sports Trainers will get underway testing out players for their potential as future NSW Indigenous representatives.
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""They're going to come down in the morning and register, then the NSW Sports trainers will be doing physical testing as in their strength, speed and agility, then we'll move onto a lot of footy skills," Former NSWRL player and NSWRL development officer Ron Gibbs said.
"We'll be looking for those with a chance of making it into the NSW under 16's indigenous team next year."
The former NSW enforcer said the Dubbo training day will be the first of many, with further events happening in Broken Hill, and then rolling out across the rest of the state including the metropolitan areas.
Gibbs was optimistic that the Central West would continue to produce the kind of promising talent that's shone through recently, with the likes of Brent Naden making names for themselves in the game's highest echelons.
"Our groups have been very well represented in the competitions over the years, there are a lot of players that have come through the western region and still coming through," Gibbs said.
"It just goes to show that there's a lot of good talent out here and we just need to tap in and give them the opportunity to get to that next level."
Gibbs also paid respects to the recently departed Steve 'Bear' Hall, who passed away earlier in the year and was instrumental in the start of the U16's Indigenous program in 2003.
The former Macquarie Raiders player and CYMS Captain-Coach was a strong advocate for the development of Indigenous players.
"Steve Hall did start the Indigenous academy, it's Bear's legacy and we've just got to keep carrying it on."