Sounds like SBW isn't even registered to play in the NRL at the moment.
Stumbling blocks AHOY!!
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THE planned comeback of Sonny Bill Williams with the Roosters is a huge test of management strength for the NRL. Sonny Bill’s agent Khoder Nasser does not have accreditation and has never even bothered applying for it. So I asked interim CEO Shane Mattiske if his contract would be registered. Roosters chairman Nick Politis no longer has the same clout and influence he had under the previous management structure, so it’s going to be interesting. ‘‘Every club is aware of the rules that require contracts to be negotiated by an accredited agent,’’ Mattiske said. ‘‘These rules are supported by the clubs and the players. This was something jointly agreed in the Collective Bargaining Agreement, which is a document that all players formally approved.’’
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