Amy Scott, who bravely ended the Westfield Bondi Junction attack, will be honoured by the NRL before the Roosters and Raiders face off.
The hero cop is set to fly into the stadium in a police helicopter to deliver the match ball 40 minutes before kick-off against Canberra on Sunday week.
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Scott fatally shot the man who went on a stabbing rampage which killed six people.
Roosters’ club chairman Nick Politis said, “What a brave act to do what she did. I don’t know about you, but I was taken aback by what I heard and saw what she did.”
She will present the ball before Sydney Roosters’ inaugural Emergency Services event in Round 26 at Allianz Stadium.
The event will honour New South Wales first responders including police, ambulance, fire, surf life saving and other emergency services.
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