Ten years have passed since the inaugural challenge was launched following the Bali bombings, but Southcity president Gary Crawford is unsure if the popular charity event has a future. Speaking yesterday, Crawford said a meeting was held on Thursday night to decide the next course of action.

“We’re putting a proposal back to the Dolphins for them to agree on and if they don’t we’ll have to look at other options,” Crawford said yesterday.

“We’re prepared to work this out amicably and diplomatically without having it blown out of proportion.

“At this stage we’re just trying to get this done, but the game is still a possibility.”

While Crawford was unwilling to divulge the details, it is believed a monetary issue has thrown a spanner in the works and the Bulls are determined to hold a firm stance against the Dolphins’ requests.

The Bali Memorial Challenge has teetered on shaky ground since the Dolphins were forced to cancel less than a week out from last year’s game due to a player shortage.

The annual challenge has been a fixture on the Wagga Rugby League calendar for 10 years following the death of Coogee Dolphins players, including Wagga’s David Mavroudis in the Bali bombings of 2002.

The Bali Memorial Challenge has been in decline in recent years, with Coogee cutting back from an involvement of two teams to only one team in 2010.

Crawford said the secretaries would “put their heads together” over the weekend to reach a negotiation.

Meanwhile, Dolphins secretary Dean Lavery said the club was determined to meet its commitments at the scheduled game on March 31.

“At the moment, yes,” he said yesterday. “Last year it was a numbers problem trying to get together all the boys.

“But we started training last week and at the moment we’re full steam ahead to come down.”

With two months to go until the scheduled date, the future of the game is expected to become known over the coming weeks.

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