vastman wrote:
What's the NRL got to do with it they are not the mafia, stop being so melodramatic! Plenty of SL players have refused offers from Australia it's not the be all and end all. A lot of people, myself included prefer this country, I do and I lived in Oz for a number of years.
That said I suspect TJ to be the sort to fancy an NRL stint but not just yet. I reckon he'll be quite happy in SL and probably with us for a few years yet.
Ridiculous... I didn't see him refer to the NRL as the mafia.
You might be right, plenty of players might of refused contracts to play in the NRL but the offers won't keep on coming for the rest of his career. There will come a point where he's not seen as the player he is now and they'll look for younger, more talented players.
If there was an option to start a poll on this page I think it would outline this with a simple "yes or no" reply - Put yourself in the shoes on a 22 year old, offered a very hefty salary, in a
new and warmer country to play in the best league in the world. I can't see the answer being anything other than yes. Look at the likes of Sarginson and Joe Burgess, he could be back within a year but at least he got the experience of doing it. It's not often you see players at the back end of their career heading over to the NRL like you see in Super League.