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Subscriber only FORMER NRL player Ian Lacey recalls the anxiety he endured when a neck injury playing for the Ipswich Jets forced his retirement. It was during Lacey s 100th and final game for the club that his football career suddenly ended after a tackle in the 2013 Queensland Cup semi-final in Mackay. I really felt the spinal cord move in my neck, Lacey said. It was just an awkward tackle and my whole left side of my body went numb. The former Broncos hooker knew then and there it was time to hang up the boots. However, his forced retirement did little to diminish his passion for the game and eagerness to help the Indigenous community.
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Subscriber only EXCITEMENT is building as the format is revealed for a special gala rugby league day celebrating the region s outstanding Indigenous talent. After initial plans to stage an Ipswich Indigenous All Stars v Ipswich All Stars encounter in Ipswich on March 6, the program has been extended. The Ipswich Jets will field teams in two matches - a state league trial against the PNG Hunters and an under-21 clash with the Western Mustangs, from Toowoomba. Those Saturday games will support the showpiece match between the Ipswich Indigenous All Stars and Ipswich All Stars at the North Ipswich Reserve.