Posts Tagged "israel falou"

Is it time for Israel Folau to go home? Should he leave behind the skinny red ball he has never looked comfortable holding, pick up the chunky white one he grew up with, and return to rugby league?

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If the millions of dollars the AFL codes are paying Karmichael Hunt and Israel Falou are for more than for PR work, then these two players should be expected to be frontline five-year players in their new code. A fearless prediction: this is not going to happen.

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Adapting to a new sport is difficult even for the best of athletes. Just ask Michael Jordan about his time in baseball. So what of Israel Falou’s move to the AFL?

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Throwing money at code hoppers Karmichael Hunt and Israel Folau is a “slap in the face” for long-serving AFL players, Brisbane Lions star Brendan Fevola says.

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Delve deeper than the million dollar marketing ruse. Dig down below the AFL’s arrogant marking of territory, at rugby league’s expense. What does it really mean for the two codes? And can this fascinating sporting experiment really work?

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AFL’s new $6 million dollar man, Israel Folau, will be sacked when Queensland announce their new team to play NSW in State of Origin 2.

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It is clear, post-Folau scandal, that in an era where rugby is moving into Melbourne, the Victorian, and South Australian public still have no idea about the differences between League and Rugby.

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As a rugby supporter, I am (somewhat) impartial to the decision of the GWS side to sign the league star, Israel Folau (though it is funny for leaguies to be talking about not being mercenaries).

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Israel Folau defects to AFL and there’s no tears, no screaming rejection of poaching and turncoats, traitors and ‘they was failures’, and cashed up codes climbing on League’s shoulders. What is going on?

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