Shelly and Nic back in Blue!

SHELLY Darcy and Nic Grose live and breathe football of all persuasions – league, league tag and especially, Touch.

The Eumungerie School Principal and Sports Physiologist/trainer will spend next week at Coffs Harbour competing against the best Touchies in Australia.

The pair were selected following NSW Championships to wear the famous

Blue in the annual State of Origin series against Queensland.

Dubbo Touch colleague Madi Crowe will be at Coffs as part of the NSW Open team. Madi is a long-serving Australian Touch rep and is sure to introduce her two State Age friends to her Test mates during the festivities.

One player of interest in the Women’s Open team is Abbey Papenhuyzen, the sister of Storm and State of Origin fullback, Ryan.

PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS/MEL POCKNALL/FILE Madi Crowe shows her versatility, named Player of the Women’s League Tag title earlier in the year!

PHOTO: SUPPLIED Up the Blues! Shelly is back row (third left); Nic second from front-right.