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Agent rules a farce
PLENTY has been made of the fact Khoder Nasser is not an accredited NRL agent, so Sonny Bill Williams's Roosters deal is in jeopardy. But is there a double standard at play? Israel Folau's agent, Isaac Moses, is banned from doing contracts because of his role in the Melbourne Storm salary cap scandal. Moses was by Folau's side - as he should be - when he walked out of his GWS Giants media conference at Skoda Stadium on Thursday afternoon. And on numerous occasions Folau referred to his agent doing the deal with the next club or code. Then there is the Scott Prince deal with the Broncos - his agent Steve Robinson is now a director of the Panthers so he technically couldn't negotiate the contract but Robinson, the business adviser, could oversee the deal? So Nasser, the boxing promoter and non-accredited agent, should be allowed to provide counsel to SBW. He does not have a contract to be his manager. Nasser will not conform and become a registered agent - he is strongly against the notion. The whole situation is ridiculous - the All Blacks centre should be welcomed back and his contract should be approved. He paid $750,000 to the Bulldogs - and another $200,000 to lawyers - a hefty price in anyone's book to leave a club where he was not happy. Nasser is in South Africa shoring up another date for Williams to fight Francois Botha. SBW and Nasser want it to happen before the footy season. They have already consulted doctors who have told them SBW can start preparing for boxing before he can start training for league or rugby because of the impact it will have on his injured pectoral. SBW's long-term future is in boxing and Nasser wants him to develop gradually in this area for when it comes time for him to quit football.
Agent rules a farce
PLENTY has been made of the fact Khoder Nasser is not an accredited NRL agent, so Sonny Bill Williams's Roosters deal is in jeopardy. But is there a double standard at play? Israel Folau's agent, Isaac Moses, is banned from doing contracts because of his role in the Melbourne Storm salary cap scandal. Moses was by Folau's side - as he should be - when he walked out of his GWS Giants media conference at Skoda Stadium on Thursday afternoon. And on numerous occasions Folau referred to his agent doing the deal with the next club or code. Then there is the Scott Prince deal with the Broncos - his agent Steve Robinson is now a director of the Panthers so he technically couldn't negotiate the contract but Robinson, the business adviser, could oversee the deal? So Nasser, the boxing promoter and non-accredited agent, should be allowed to provide counsel to SBW. He does not have a contract to be his manager. Nasser will not conform and become a registered agent - he is strongly against the notion. The whole situation is ridiculous - the All Blacks centre should be welcomed back and his contract should be approved. He paid $750,000 to the Bulldogs - and another $200,000 to lawyers - a hefty price in anyone's book to leave a club where he was not happy. Nasser is in South Africa shoring up another date for Williams to fight Francois Botha. SBW and Nasser want it to happen before the footy season. They have already consulted doctors who have told them SBW can start preparing for boxing before he can start training for league or rugby because of the impact it will have on his injured pectoral. SBW's long-term future is in boxing and Nasser wants him to develop gradually in this area for when it comes time for him to quit football.
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