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Message: [QUOTE="McHunt, post: 3531819, member: 9853"] I'm not against this, but it does reek of a vanity project for someone who regards Vegas as the pinnacle of prestige: ie, an idiot gambler. It's a big adventure for the players, especially the younger ones, to inspire them through the arduous preseason. That's fine as long as the Strip isn't the gateway drug to forming their own idiot gambling habit. If you worry about corruption in the NRL, look no further than the idiot gambler to be the one throwing the game. As for forging inroads into the USA: the only way to get American eyeballs on the NRL is to have some Americans playing in Australian teams. Will this be a catalyst for that? You could maybe make that case, but only if we have scouts scouring the colleges for NFL rejects who can offer them an alternative pathway complete with work visas. But d-list kids, not good enough for the local code, isn't going to cut it either. Unless we can siphon a Jarryd Hayne who's already a household name, it's not going to make much of a splash. And I'm not sure a washed up NFL star could even make the bench in an NRL team. [/QUOTE]

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