A mysterious Youtube documentary that appeared online in recent days about the life and times of controversial player agent Isaac Moses is the talk of the rugby league world.
Professionally produced in a format that would rival 60 Minutes, the show runs for nearly half an hour and traces Moses’ career right back to his alleged role in the Storm salary cap scandal in 2010 up to the current day.
It also puts the heat on the NRL about its apparent failure to adequately punish player agents who step outside the lines.
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Speculation is rife as to who commissioned such a lavish and expensive production.
One of Moses’ enemies in the managerial ranks – and he has many – may have been behind it.
Isaac Moses at a trial match in 2021. Getty
All will be revealed before too long – as we know secrets don’t stay secret in rugby league for long.
DALEY GOES BACK IN TIME
Blues coach Laurie Daley has pulled one of the favourite tricks of his former Canberra coach Tim Sheens in a move that could tilt the State of Origin decider in NSW’s favour next Wednesday night.
Back in Canberra’s glory days in the 1990s, Sheens had an unofficial policy of visiting referees bosses whenever a massive penalty count against his team.
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Sheens found that invariably there was a rebound factor after the chat, and his Raiders team would win the penalties in their next match.
The lesson was clearly remembered by Daley, who made a visit of his own to League HQ last week.
The Blues coach wasn’t happy with a massively lop-sided 12-2 penalty count from Ashley Klein in Queensland’s favour in Perth.
The game was as good as over by half time, when the penalties were a staggering 8-0, and only a late revival by the Blues made scores closer than they could have been.
Klein was the subject of intense criticism south of the border in the wake of that game, and Daley’s move only adds fuel to the fire.
It’s a safe bet that the penalties in game three will favour the Blues, particularly at home – and that will give them a huge edge as they attempts to retain the Origin trophy.
DRAGONS STAR SECRETLY ‘FILTHY’ AT EXIT
Jack De Belin said all the right things last week when it was announced he was leaving the Dragons after 15 years ansd nearly 250 games to join the Eels in 2026.
“I’ve enjoyed every minute of my time at the club and have made some wonderful friends and memories,” he said.
“I’m also grateful for the way the fans have always supported me since the day I arrived here as a teenager.”
Jack De Belin of the Dragons. Getty
But take my word for it – De Belin is filthy with the way things went down.
The 34-year-old forward wanted to finish his career as a one-club man and was well entrenched in the local community in Wollongong.
The tough prop was enjoying mentoring the young Dragons forwards but at least he now has a new challenge trying to lift the struggling Eels up the ladder in 2025.
WHY COWBOYS YOUNGSTER WAS KICKED OFF BUS
There was a strange scene on the highway from Townsville to Cairns on Saturday when the Townsville Blackhawks bus screeched to a halt and a player was booted off.
But, as often happens in rugby league – all was not as it seems.
The player concerned was young prop Kaiden Lahrs and he was all set to play for the Blackhawks against the Northern Pride.
But a series of late injuries to the Cowboys for the NRL clash on the Gold Coast the following day forced coach Todd Payten to issue an ‘SOS’ for the 19-year-old prop.
So Lahrs hopped off the bus, got a taxi back to Townsville and jumped on the first avaliable flight to Coolangatta.
And the youngster was rewarded for his efforts with his second start in the NRL – and his first win – in the defeat of the Titans the following day.
