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Bulldogs recruit John Asiata’s time at the club could be over before it begins with the forward reportedly refusing to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
Asiata reportedly told club management that he’d rather work in construction than take the vaccine to extend his 139-game NRL career.
The NRL has not mandated the vaccine but players won’t be able to compete in Victoria and Queensland due to stadium bans for unvaccinated people.
There are still 15 players around the competition holding out on being double jabbed, according to News Corp.
That includes some on massive salaries, like the Cowboys’ Jason Taumalolo ($1 million) Storm’s Nelson-Asofa Solomona ($675,000) and Raiders’ Josh Papalii ($660,000).
The others in the report are Api Koroisau, Joseph Tapine, Api Koroisau, Dylan Walker and Brian Kelly, plus unnamed players from the Warriors, Roosters, Dragons, Tigers and Sharks.
However, Cowboys officials have been told second-hand that Taumalolo has agreed to a vaccination and be ready for off-season training.
Asiata reportedly told club management that he’d rather work in construction than take the vaccine to extend his 139-game NRL career.
The NRL has not mandated the vaccine but players won’t be able to compete in Victoria and Queensland due to stadium bans for unvaccinated people.
There are still 15 players around the competition holding out on being double jabbed, according to News Corp.
That includes some on massive salaries, like the Cowboys’ Jason Taumalolo ($1 million) Storm’s Nelson-Asofa Solomona ($675,000) and Raiders’ Josh Papalii ($660,000).
The others in the report are Api Koroisau, Joseph Tapine, Api Koroisau, Dylan Walker and Brian Kelly, plus unnamed players from the Warriors, Roosters, Dragons, Tigers and Sharks.
However, Cowboys officials have been told second-hand that Taumalolo has agreed to a vaccination and be ready for off-season training.