I'd like to see a "Never to play in the NRL again" stamp on these blokes.
Go for the money, stay for the anonymity.
i think the highlighted part, is part of the reason why these players are heading to union overseas they can make $350,000 a year in australia and if they are seen in public having a beer, with their girlfriend and they sneeze, they are a fair chance of being accused of assault with snot, while being blind drunk, and having their career ended because of some moron with a camera phone and hack journalists like magnay and bourbon bec
in french union they can earn twice the money, set themselves up for the rest of their lives and have a better quality, personal life when they are not playing, due to anonymity
while i do not agree with turning your back on the code that gave you, your start, i can understand why they would consider it, especially if, as Hunt has said, he has settled down with his girlfriend, and they are looking to the future,
with anonymity, he can go and have a few drinks with mates on a sunday arvo and not have false accusations thrown at him which could affect his relationship
unfortunately i think we, will see a lot more of this over the next few years