Rugby Australia to target top NRL talent - Lomax case settled

[bazza]

Either way, if a Haas left and then decided he wanted to come back and play NRL, do you really think PVL would stand in his way? Not a chance. If you are good enough, the NRL will always open the door again.

It would depend on what club Haas wanted to play for...

 

[Dogs Of War]

It would depend on what club Haas wanted to play for...

Given he would only play for a QLD club at this point due to family if he was playing in the NRL, I don't think the NRL would stand in his way, he would be a good news story wherever he landed for those clubs.

 

[Dogs Of War]

I don't give a shit about any of that. RL first

Well that silly on you. You can't live under a mushroom and be aware of the rest of the sports world. I love my league, but I do like to keep track of trends in other sports and leagues. Understand how they are going, even the English/French Rugby leagues and the challenges they face.

I'm always going to watch Rugby League first and foremost, I would have been on this forum for over 22yrs if that was not the case. But it doesn't mean I don't take a look at other sports, I will bandwagon the Union if they are doing something special and give it a look. I will tune into the one or two important soccer matches a year jsut to remind myself why I don't watch soccer. I enjoy the occasional game of NFL, but after watching it so long now, I am finding more and more what I don't like about is just starting to outweight the spectualar nature of the sport, I'm sure neutrals watching our sport see some similarities there.

 

[Fangs]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/zac-lomaxs-shock-code-switch-revealed-after-quitting-nrl/news-story/36d1064e97617f7aa91630d12946d02f

While expectation is that he will ultimately sign a deal with either French Rugby or R360, the star winger is now eyeing off a debut in a completely different sport.

Instead of lacing up his boots, Lomax has been lacing up the gloves and could be staring down a boxing or MMA bout in the coming months.

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Do they allow flick passes in MMA?

 

[Grandpa Joe]

His nose is enroute for another Blake Ferguson if they throw him in with someone decent, biggest target ever.

 

[Steel Saints]

Why is it that NRL players always try different sports? Whether it's boxing, MMA, rugby, AFL , NFL. You don't see it with cricketers, AFL players, soccer players, basketballers etc. Or it has happened with athletes in those sports trying their hand in another. Example, a few AFL players having a crack as a punter in the NFL. But it feels more and more common with NRL players.

Now of course, it comes down to money, but others are falsely hyped up from their agents. Another reason is a lack of direction from the governing body itself for many years. Example, for years journos asked Gallop about Perth, his replies were "we will look into it" , or "fish where the fish are". Or not maximising tv rights.

Some on here don't agree with the ten year bans on players defecting to r360. It may be a restraint of trade, but at least the NRL, rightly or wrongly is trying to protect the code, rather than do nothing and be a walkover. Lets face it, the NRL has been a walkover for many years.

Now if we want the NRL/rugby league to become the biggest comp/ code in the country, then players wouldn't think twice about leaving. And fans wouldn't want them to leave either.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Why is it that NRL players always try different sports? Whether it's boxing, MMA, rugby, AFL , NFL. You don't see it with cricketers, AFL players, soccer players, basketballers etc. Or it has happened with athletes in those sports trying their hand in another. Example, a few AFL players having a crack as a punter in the NFL. But it feels more and more common with NRL players.

Now of course, it comes down to money, but others are falsely hyped up from their agents. Another reason is a lack of direction from the governing body itself for many years. Example, for years journos asked Gallop about Perth, his replies were "we will look into it" , or "fish where the fish are". Or not maximising tv rights.

Some on here don't agree with the ten year bans on players defecting to r360. It may be a restraint of trade, but at least the NRL, rightly or wrongly is trying to protect the code, rather than do nothing and be a walkover. Lets face it, the NRL has been a walkover for many years.

Now if we want the NRL/rugby league to become the biggest comp/ code in the country, then players wouldn't think twice about leaving. And fans wouldn't want them to leave either.

Ellyse Perry says "hi". She was a star sports person in both football and cricket at the professional level for many a year. Between 2008-2016, she played 50 games in the women's league (for Central Coast Mariners, Canberra United and Sydney FC) and from 2007-2013 she played 18 games for Australia. She played central defender. She eventually gave that up to concentrate on cricket. So, it's not unheard of, just rarer.

 

[The Axe of Druss]

Ash Barty was a world class cricketer and tennis player

Many AFL players go to the US and become punters in the NFL/NCAA

Sherdian Gallagher plays both NRLW and W-League

 

[BuffaloRules]

R360 announcing a 10yr ban on contracted players going to the MMA…

 

[marlins2.0]

Jeff Wilson played for NZ in both rugby union and cricket.

 

[Wb1234]

Why is it that NRL players always try different sports? Whether it's boxing, MMA, rugby, AFL , NFL. You don't see it with cricketers, AFL players, soccer players, basketballers etc. Or it has happened with athletes in those sports trying their hand in another. Example, a few AFL players having a crack as a punter in the NFL. But it feels more and more common with NRL players.

Now of course, it comes down to money, but others are falsely hyped up from their agents. Another reason is a lack of direction from the governing body itself for many years. Example, for years journos asked Gallop about Perth, his replies were "we will look into it" , or "fish where the fish are". Or not maximising tv rights.

Some on here don't agree with the ten year bans on players defecting to r360. It may be a restraint of trade, but at least the NRL, rightly or wrongly is trying to protect the code, rather than do nothing and be a walkover. Lets face it, the NRL has been a walkover for many years.

Now if we want the NRL/rugby league to become the biggest comp/ code in the country, then players wouldn't think twice about leaving. And fans wouldn't want them to leave either.

Elite athletes

Rugby league training is the hardest out of any local football code maybe even including nfl since they are so specialised

Fumblers can mock all they want but Folau and hunt played top level afl for years with zero junior experience

Hayne had a limited impact in the nfl and souths reserve grader is on 50 million in the NFL (Jordan Matila I think it’s spelled)

Obviously in union just about any league players can come in and be on of the top global stars in that sport

Also as you say the money in the nrl generally isn’t high enough even at today’s current salary cap

These are the best rugby players in the world

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Well that silly on you. You can't live under a mushroom and be aware of the rest of the sports world. I love my league, but I do like to keep track of trends in other sports and leagues. Understand how they are going, even the English/French Rugby leagues and the challenges they face.

I'm always going to watch Rugby League first and foremost, I would have been on this forum for over 22yrs if that was not the case. But it doesn't mean I don't take a look at other sports, I will bandwagon the Union if they are doing something special and give it a look. I will tune into the one or two important soccer matches a year jsut to remind myself why I don't watch soccer. I enjoy the occasional game of NFL, but after watching it so long now, I am finding more and more what I don't like about is just starting to outweight the spectualar nature of the sport, I'm sure neutrals watching our sport see some similarities there.

That's fine for you mate. I don't care about any other sports, with the exception of when it effects RL, plus I admittedly have AFL and RU derangement syndrome.

I don't think it's silly of me to not follow other sports, I just don't care about them.

 

[Wb1234]

That's fine for you mate. I don't care about any other sports, with the exception of when it effects RL, plus I admittedly have AFL and RU derangement syndrome.

I don't think it's silly of me to not follow other sports, I just don't care about them.

All these players that leave think they are the stars and they are bigger than the game

It’s the training they do and the game itself that showcases their talents

Good luck to them using the training in league to get more money elsewhere just don’t know why the game needs to take them back when they are damaged goods when their are loads of kids coming through the ranks that are doing the training and keeping their fitness levels current for the pace of rugby league

 

[Steel Saints]

Elite athletes

Rugby league training is the hardest out of any local football code maybe even including nfl since they are so specialised

Fumblers can mock all they want but Folau and hunt played top level afl for years with zero junior experience

Hayne had a limited impact in the nfl and souths reserve grader is on 50 million in the NFL (Jordan Matila I think it’s spelled)

Obviously in union just about any league players can come in and be on of the top global stars in that sport

Also as you say the money in the nrl generally isn’t high enough even at today’s current salary cap

These are the best rugby players in the world

But also many of the players do receive poor advice, or allow their agent to dictate. Example Isaac Moses. The Galvin saga killed off two clubs in the one season.

Also you still need stars or high profile players. They drive interest. If NRL let them go freely to say r360, then the interest in the comp could suffer a decline. Sure young players come through, but you still need the best footballers.

Players and agents may look for a quick buck outside of the NRL. But NRL agents in particular, are only harming themselves in the long run.

 

[Canard]

It’s not sanctioned by rugby union

And does no junior development

Pvl will argue stopping them protects the public interest in Australia

That would be meaningless in a court of law.

And say it was, IF they are as flushed with cash as is claimed, they could just create a development league.

People are niave to think PVL comments have caused any change to players decisions. It just caused them to be less transparent.

 

[Dark Corner]

Elite athletes

Rugby league training is the hardest out of any local football code maybe even including nfl since they are so specialised

Fumblers can mock all they want but Folau and hunt played top level afl for years with zero junior experience

Hayne had a limited impact in the nfl and souths reserve grader is on 50 million in the NFL (Jordan Matila I think it’s spelled)

Obviously in union just about any league players can come in and be on of the top global stars in that sport

Also as you say the money in the nrl generally isn’t high enough even at today’s current salary cap

These are the best rugby players in the world

Jordan Matila got it cushy will the NFL as did the British player Efe Obada who was not a superstar yet made $8.1 million dollors in his 7 year career he made it syas on Google AI he made 92 tackles in his whole career and then compare that to how many tackles a Rugby League makes in a year even shorter.

 

[pims]

Scotty Stevenson: RIP 360? Wannabe rugby competition looks dead in the water

It was pitched as a solution to all of rugby’s apparent woes, but has R360 run out of steam?

www.1news.co.nz

This is going to hurt Union so bad akchchually

 

[Mother Nature's Son]

First South African school boy to sign for an NRL club in over a decade.

From Boys High exam room to NRL fields

ONE-ON-ONE: Jan de Koning sat down with the Dolphins NRL team's South African schoolboy recruit Kaleb Holmes.

rugby365.com

"ONE-ON-ONE: Last Friday, November 21, Kaleb Holmes sat for the last of his matric (Grade 12) exams, with a professional Rugby League contract already safely tucked away in his back pocket.

"The Dolphins, a team in Australia’s National Rugby League, confirmed earlier this month that Paarl Boys’ High School wing had signed for the Moreton Bay-based outfit.

"Holmes is the first SA schoolboy to sign with an NRL team in more than a decade."

JdK: Why the NRL? And the Dolphins? Surely there must be some Springbok dreams in your future?
KH: With the pace that I have been gifted and blessed with I always excelled in space and where I had the opportunities to play Sevens, I always did very well. At 15-man rugby when I got space, I gained a lot of meters and could beat three to four defenders and with the NRL I love the way the game is played. I enjoy space, speed, acceleration, and using those strengths to break the line – and Rugby League really allows me to express that side of my game.


Dophins` casting the net far and wide.

 

[Canard]

First South African school boy to sign for an NRL club in over a decade.

From Boys High exam room to NRL fields

ONE-ON-ONE: Jan de Koning sat down with the Dolphins NRL team's South African schoolboy recruit Kaleb Holmes.

rugby365.com

"ONE-ON-ONE: Last Friday, November 21, Kaleb Holmes sat for the last of his matric (Grade 12) exams, with a professional Rugby League contract already safely tucked away in his back pocket.

"The Dolphins, a team in Australia’s National Rugby League, confirmed earlier this month that Paarl Boys’ High School wing had signed for the Moreton Bay-based outfit.

"Holmes is the first SA schoolboy to sign with an NRL team in more than a decade."

JdK: Why the NRL? And the Dolphins? Surely there must be some Springbok dreams in your future?
KH: With the pace that I have been gifted and blessed with I always excelled in space and where I had the opportunities to play Sevens, I always did very well. At 15-man rugby when I got space, I gained a lot of meters and could beat three to four defenders and with the NRL I love the way the game is played. I enjoy space, speed, acceleration, and using those strengths to break the line – and Rugby League really allows me to express that side of my game.


Dophins` casting the net far and wide.

This is great news, and bust the myth that Rugby League teams don't recruit Papauns because of "visa" issues.

Anyone who knows a South African, knows that getting Visas to work in Australia isn't "straightforward".

Its also pretty telling that a South African will be recruited before any Papaun also.

 

[T-Boon]

the Brisbane Broncos would be loving it that articles like that are saying the Dolphins are from Morton Bay.