AFLcrap1 wrote:Free ride .
No way.
Amongst the highest paid.
Lauded by the media ,commentators etc .
Played at the highest level.
So your stupid fucked up jealous opinion means zilch
they were picked on the basis for marketing & being at the top of their code.
highest payed for marketing & AFL is much more bigger business than the government/ tax payer funded game of NRL.
they were given the opportunity to perform at the highest level & given the opportunity to play in a start up side full of kids, that won wooden spoons.
The Triple M Grill Team's Matty Johns has given the AFL a whack for being arrogant in relation to the way it's promoting the Sydney Swans v Greater Western Sydney Giants clash as a blockbuster and issued a plea to Israel Folau.
The former NRL star is not having much success for the fledgling AFL club and Johns reckon it's unfair that AFL identities are queuing up to whack him.
"Israel Folau .. I feel so sorry for that bloke. Now they're just bashing him up and laughing. Even Fevola the other day was like 'ho ho ho, Israel!'. Well Fev, I'd like to see you take a few hit-ups and do what Israel could do in Rugby League," said Johns, who also referred to AFL legend Matthew Lloyd and him saying Folau's senior selection is always tokenism.
"The AFL were the ones who got him there, righto, and they've extracted cheap publicity for him and now they're trying to throw him on the scrapheap. Israel, come home brother."
Mark Geyer said he understands why Folau took the money but predicted that Folau will be back in the NRL within two years.
Folau has played seven senior games this year and is averaging just six possessions. He has kicked one goal.
AUDIO: Matty Johns' impassioned plea to Israel Folau:
http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/sport/ ... -comments/
