'I'm not going to make it': Queanbeyan product's journey to shock NRL grand final call-up

'I'm not going to make it': Queanbeyan product's journey to shock NRL grand final call-up

Lazarus Vaalepu, inexperienced in rugby, makes history playing for Melbourne Storm in NRL final.

The Canberra Times

Lazarus Vaalepu hadn't even played rugby league until he joined the Queanbeyan Kangaroos under-16s.

But surely it was inevitable for the Melbourne Storm prop with the same name as Queanbeyan, Raiders and Storm great Glenn Lazarus.

When he runs out for Melbourne against the Penrith Panthers on Sunday he'll make history as the least experienced player in an NRL grand final.

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