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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 3504280, member: 1899"] "My dream for as long as I can remember has been to play NRL and I have shed a lot of tears over how things have ended up… probably too many tears," Oloapu told Wide World of Sports. "I was in between managers when I signed with the Broncos and only went in to see them with my older brother Joe for advice. "They gave me a document that was more than 60 pages long and told (me) to sign it. "I tried to read it and understand it all in 30 minutes but without a manager or legal advice it was very hard. "The club told me I would be in the top 30 full-time players next year and that I would be playing at my preferred position of five-eighth and that I would meet (head coach) Kevin Walters, so I was happy. "They gave me a chicken sandwich and that was it - we were shown the door… it didn't feel right. "Now since then I have been told I am not part of the full-time squad and they want me to play at lock or hooker and change the shape of my body. "I've never met Kevin and barely heard from the club. When my new manager asked to see their letter of offer to me, the club told him they had lost it… how does that happen?" [URL unfurl="true"]https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/the-mole-news-2022-brisbane-broncos-karl-oloapu-contract-standoff-queensland-under-18s/fc0ee1d5-93cd-40e5-9be5-a8a59762dbe1[/URL] To me that doesn't necessarily read like he expected to be starting at 6. Reads like Top 30 and viewed as a five-eighth option. Mind you, I think it was a sob story and the manager tried to weasel out of the deal and get him to The Dolphins but I don't think the Bulldogs have contradicted his expectations. We're not quite at 'I'm only leaving here to play fullback' like Hodgey tried to sell us. [/QUOTE]

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