Have you heard that Leeds have got some new grass?

In fairness it's very nice grass.

Well the NRL really struggled without him. Apart from the huge new sponsorship deal and ever improving viewing and attendance figures, but putting those minor things aside, yes they should crawl over broken glass and throw whatever vast sum of money it takes at this player who has always selflessly had the best interests of the game at heart.

Rejects Eels offer for bigger pay in union. It appears that money is his motivation, not sporting ambition. www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl ... 6527789062

Rejects Eels offer for bigger pay in union. It appears that money is his motivation, not sporting ambition. www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl ... 6527789062

They allegedly offered him $3mill over 4 years! For a winger that's been out of the game for two years? Eels dodged a bullet IMO. Clearly he was lining up a union deal and the NRL delay over salary cap issue had little part to play. I'd be very surprised if his agent didn't have the French offer in his pocket the day izzy asked for a release from gws.

Dodged a bullet, Falou has 'done a Gasnier', if he'd come back to NRL he'd have done nothing. Injuries were getting on top of him at Brisbane and he struggled by all accounts playing Aussie rules, so he hasn't played more than 20 games of NRL since 2008.

Bullet dodged, move on.

He'll be boxing next.

If money is all that motivates him then he's gone to the right place......no loss to TGG and ashas been mentioned before,the Eels dodged a bullet.

Always felt he was over rated anyway

If he fails in union he will have to take up boxing. He's certainly burned his bridges as regards playing Rugby League at a decent level ever again.

Don't jest. if he fails in union he will have little choice, but to take up boxing.

Top player who I wanted to see back in the game. However he just played Parramatta and only cares about the coin so he can go and play and Union. The NRL doesnt need Izzy, there are plenty of stars!!

Quality athlete, big name, youngest player to ever wear the green and gold of the kangaroos, or the maroon of Queensland.

Yeah, the game has really dodged a bullet.

The problem with Israel Folau is that he is being manipulated by a money hungry manager-agent, who has the the megalomaniacal biblical name of Isaac Moses. (I bet that the only names under consideration for his children have been or will be Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Mary and Jesus). Folau seems like a naive young kid, though he talked to Ricky Stuart about sacking his manager, and Stuart reportedly told him not to at this stage, because it would complicate his situation too much.