Geoff Carr is an Australian former professional rugby league football player of the 1970s and administrator of the 1990s and 2000s. He was the CEO of the Australian Rugby League as well as the New South Wales Rugby League... (wikipedia)
There is no doubt there is an appetite in Melbourne for a match of this stature.
Because this has happened around Christmas, we haven't got it in writing yet, but we've got a program for him.
A majority of games are now on Fox Sports so selectors - and there are only four of them - don't need to be at every game.
It's normal procedure these days to have an extra player on hand in the event of any illness or training mishap.