Well....I guess each guy has to deside for himself where he wants to play. Some could even be selfish more than anything, maybe the feeling of these Aussie guys is that if they can play and make the Croatian NT, it is better for their chances in getting a big contract in Europe afterall the Croatian NT is and always has and always will be better than the Aussie NT.
I can look at the US NT...we have guys that were born in France such as David Regis. We had a guy born in Germany, Thomas Dooley, his father and American Serviceman who served in Germany and his mother German. Dooley was born and raised in Germany. Roy Wegerle who played for the US NT who was born in South Africa but had a choice to play with France, England, Belgium or the US, he chose the US in the 94 WC, even going back to the late 70's early 80's we had Boris Bandov a Croatian born in Bosna and moved to the US as a young kid, he played with the Cosmos and the US NT.
Just take a look at Poland, they have an African who plays for their NT (I think he is Nigerian)...look at the Germans they have a player on their NT who was born and raised in Ghana...France, I think half their team was born outside of France....it happens in other sports as well.
Each person has a choice and it is up to him where he wants to be and play. For every Simunic and Seric there is a Zelic, Viduka, Bosnich, etc who chose to play with their native Australia and that was their right as well.
I can look at the US NT...we have guys that were born in France such as David Regis. We had a guy born in Germany, Thomas Dooley, his father and American Serviceman who served in Germany and his mother German. Dooley was born and raised in Germany. Roy Wegerle who played for the US NT who was born in South Africa but had a choice to play with France, England, Belgium or the US, he chose the US in the 94 WC, even going back to the late 70's early 80's we had Boris Bandov a Croatian born in Bosna and moved to the US as a young kid, he played with the Cosmos and the US NT.
Just take a look at Poland, they have an African who plays for their NT (I think he is Nigerian)...look at the Germans they have a player on their NT who was born and raised in Ghana...France, I think half their team was born outside of France....it happens in other sports as well.
Each person has a choice and it is up to him where he wants to be and play. For every Simunic and Seric there is a Zelic, Viduka, Bosnich, etc who chose to play with their native Australia and that was their right as well.