Quote beefy1="beefy1"They are proffesional sportsmen, christmas is bang in the middle of pre season, it would be very unprofessional to go home!!'"
It may be a nice gesture though considering they're friendlies. I appreciate it's their job and everything, and their immediate families will be here with them, but I'm sure in future Aussies have been home at Christmas and come back shortly after.
Don't get me wrong, I don't think it should be a given, just that I would have thought with it not being a super important game, they might be home for it.
(Note: when i say a nice gesture, I'm not saying the club hasn't offered them. For all I know, they may have done and the players decided to stay).