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Don't be surprised if rugby league's best 'Mr Fix-it' - James Maloney - makes a return to the NRL in 2021.
Maloney's NRL career looked to be over when he jetted out to France with his family to join Catalans on a three-year Super League contract late last year.
But just four games into Maloney's new deal, COVID-19 shut down Super League and its future remains clouded.
Meanwhile, a host of NRL clubs - headed by the Titans, Broncos, Bulldogs, Warriors and Dragons - have problems in the halves that Maloney could fix.
The 34-year-old has a phenomenal record of turning clubs around in quick time - he is a winner - and I'm hearing while no approach has been made at this stage, his name is being discussed at board level by several clubs.
Maloney knocked back a return to the NRL on a short-term deal after a couple of quiet offers a few months back because of quarantine issues and the fact he has four young children.
But a return to the NRL full time may appeal tothe former NSW State of Origin star, with SuperLeague clubs all in financial strife and Catalans likely to be prepared to release him to cut costs
Maloney's NRL career looked to be over when he jetted out to France with his family to join Catalans on a three-year Super League contract late last year.
But just four games into Maloney's new deal, COVID-19 shut down Super League and its future remains clouded.
Meanwhile, a host of NRL clubs - headed by the Titans, Broncos, Bulldogs, Warriors and Dragons - have problems in the halves that Maloney could fix.
The 34-year-old has a phenomenal record of turning clubs around in quick time - he is a winner - and I'm hearing while no approach has been made at this stage, his name is being discussed at board level by several clubs.
Maloney knocked back a return to the NRL on a short-term deal after a couple of quiet offers a few months back because of quarantine issues and the fact he has four young children.
But a return to the NRL full time may appeal tothe former NSW State of Origin star, with SuperLeague clubs all in financial strife and Catalans likely to be prepared to release him to cut costs