Kalyn Ponga harbours desire to represent All Blacks

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Don't Judge too early......Barba came across as mostly humble in his early interviews and we all know how he turned out.
 

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I get that players have ambition, and time in professional sport is limited. But I don't get why players come out publicly and decree they want to play for a rival code whilst being still being contracted by their current employer.

I think it's disrespectful to both the organization and the fans
 

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Good... let him go. Less headache for NSW come Origin time :D
 

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Fuck I’m glad he’s not a bulldog.
What’s the point ? By the time you become contenders your most dangerous player leaves ?!
 

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Yeah, he sounds like a bit of a dickhead, tbh.
 

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Thank God we have Lewis :grinning:.... Ponga another $BW, ISRAEL FOLAU wannabe!!!

 

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LOL Kid's honest and cops shit for it.

He doesn't owe the Knights or League anything, other than being loyal to his contract.
 

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LOL Kid's honest and cops shit for it.

He doesn't owe the Knights or League anything, other than being loyal to his contract.

to each their own.. I'd be pretty let down if I was a Knights fan knowing our best player has All Blacks on his mind.
 

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to each their own.. I'd be pretty let down if I was a Knights fan knowing our best player has All Blacks on his mind.
or a Kiwi fan knowing he chose Queensland over them, but will play for NZ in another code
 

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to each their own.. I'd be pretty let down if I was a Knights fan knowing our best player has All Blacks on his mind.
I'd be pretty stoked as a Knights fan that I've got him playing at the club for his price tag for the next 5 years (Or however long it was).
 

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I'd be pretty stoked as a Knights fan that I've got him playing at the club for his price tag for the next 5 years (Or however long it was).

if he honors the contract

anyway like I said, to each their own.. if I was a Knights fan I'd be saying fuck off to Union then
 

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Let's be honest.. if you were an Aussie League player who grew up watching the Wallabies, that'd be a dream for you as well.

He grew up playing Union in NZ, and of course a dream would be to represent NZ in League or Union... it's the highest sporting honour in that country.
 

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LOL Kid's honest and cops shit for it.

He doesn't owe the Knights or League anything, other than being loyal to his contract.
Yeah, he's honest.....honestly a dickhead.... he deserves that label for coveting personal glory by aiming to represent different countries/ states in different codes. I know loyalty is on the wane, but to aspire to play for Queensland and Australia in one sport and New Zealand in another, solely based on the recent successes of those respective teams is a self serving move.
 

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Let's be honest.. if you were an Aussie League player who grew up watching the Wallabies, that'd be a dream for you as well.

He grew up playing Union in NZ, and of course a dream would be to represent NZ in League or Union... it's the highest sporting honour in that country.
Only problem with that is he has declared his loyalty to Australia in league because he wants to play for fucking Queensland. Total douche move.
 

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exactly.. he represents Kalyn, not the jersey.
 

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I dont think hes as good as some believe. The opposing teams have sorted him out and know what he going to do.
Hes become predictable.
 

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I dont think hes as good as some believe. The opposing teams have sorted him out and know what he going to do.
Hes become predictable.
yea.. Sharks showed the blueprint.. or in our case Lachie just sidelined him 8-)
 

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whats with all this looking years ahead in contracts thing,its all over the nba
 
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