NRL players take great delight in engaging with the community and boosting spirits.
And while these deeds are not done for praise or attention, the off-field work of 13 players has been recognised with a nomination for the 2021 Ken Stephen Medal, sponsored by Your Local Club.
The nominees, put forward by their NRL clubs as part of the annual NRL Community Awards, are listed below with their junior teams:
Adam Doueihi (Wests Tigers/Strathfield Raiders)
Cody Walker (South Sydney Rabbitohs/Casino Cougars)
Jamal Fogarty (Gold Coast Titans/Beaudesert Kingfishers)
Jamayne Isaako (Brisbane Broncos/Aranui Eagles)
Jarrod Croker (Canberra Raiders/Goulburn Stockmen Juniors)
Mum Jamie-Lee Schmitzer noticed something odd about her toddler s eye
In early 2017 after taking a photo she saw Ivy-Mae s right eye looked dark
After visiting an eye specialist it was determined to be a cancerous tumour
The eye had to be removed in order to save the nine-month-old s life
Today Ivy-Mae, now three, has a prosthetic eye and but is high spirited
Jamie-Lee hopes her daughter s story educated other parents
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