NSW lawyer fingers Coit

This year's JDG State of Conception Series is in doubt after legal challenges were launched by Queensland and New South Wales seeking to exclude each other from the national competition.
The lawyer representing the NSW team yesterday lodged a statement of claim in the Sydney Supreme Court asking the JDG to rule Queensland ineligible to compete, despite its winning margin of 16-0 so far in the best-of-33 series.
The NSW suit claims the Queensland team - dominated by members of the Brisbane Bolts - was not a legitimate state representative team.
The NSW team's legal counsel and former Sydney Sphincter player, Otto "Skid" Marx QC, said the Queensland team was "tainted" by the inclusion of at least one member not conceived within the state's boundaries as demanded by the JDG's rules.
Mr Marx said he would present information to the Supreme Court alleging that third-row gouger for the Brisbane bolts, Darren "Itchy" Coit, had no right to be included in the Queensland team.
"I will outline to the court certain facts including evidence that shows Coit's mother, Doreen Coit, was actually in South Australia at the time Darren was conceived," Mr Marx said.
Mr Marx would not disclose what form the evidence would take. However, when contacted in Brisbane last night, Doreen Coit said she was in no doubt about her son's right to play for Queensland.
"I know exactly where and when I was when Darren was conceived," she said.
"It was after a B&S ball in 1981 at a little place called Oonto just inside Queensland near the border with South Australia.
"Me and about five blokes were doing burnouts in a ute on the road to Innamincka. We stopped when I said I wanted a root.
"While to this day I really don't know which of the blokes is Darren's father, I do remember clearly that when we finished and drove off, we passed a sign saying 'Welcome to South Australia'. So we must have been rooting in Queensland.
"I'm just grateful that even as a 13-year-old I was a good reader," Ms Coit said.
The Queensland team last night initiated a counter-suit claiming the NSW State of Conception captain and double-cordon runner for the Sydney Sphincters, Barry Colon, was not eligible to represent the state.
Queensland's legal representative, C Stanley Hardie III, said last night that evidence would be presented suggesting Colon was not technically part of the NSW team and as such, NSW should be excluded from the current competition.
Mr Hardie claimed an examination of paperwork held in the Sydney office of the JDG showed Colon's contract with the NSW team was invalid.
He said a key part of the contract needed to be completed by each player's mother to verify that he was conceived within the state he was representing.
The relevant questions asked: "What state were you in when your son was conceived?"
Mr Hardie said in filling out the form, the response by Colon's mother Janice to the question had been "pissed".
"This clearly invalidates Colon's participation in the NSW team," he said.
JDG national president Sir Edward Llewellyn was expected to issue a statement this week declaring whether the 17th game in the current series would be played as planned.
Queensland and Brisbane Bolts' coach, Jack Saunders, dismissed suggestions that the legal actions would have a negative impact on preparations by players for the 17th game due to be played from Wednesday to Sunday next week.
"It's just a bit of high-jinks - just some good natured horseplay," Saunders said.