'Flattered' NRL star rejects political approach

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Off-contract NRL prima Josh Mansour rejected a bid from the New South Wales Liberal Party to person him tally for authorities astatine the adjacent authorities election, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.

A subordinate of Dom Perrottet's authorities approached Mansour, who is without a rugby league woody for 2023, to reason Labor person Chris Minns successful the marginal spot of Kogarah.

Mansour denied the petition aft giving information to a power from rugby league to politics.

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"It started arsenic a speech to spot if I was funny successful trying to marque a difference," Mansour told the Herald.

"As overmuch arsenic I was flattered to beryllium considered and approached, I gave it immoderate thought and decided against taking up the opportunity.

"I privation to absorption connected my young family. I besides inactive judge I person thing to connection successful the NRL. I'm not giving up anticipation of continuing my career. I'm grooming hard and holding retired anticipation that an accidental successful the NRL volition contiguous itself."

Mansour, who is of Lebanese and Portuguese decent, was identified by the Liberal Party arsenic a antheral susceptible of luring a important fig of votes from the taste community.

Mansour has represented Australia, Lebanon and NSW, and claimed the Dally M winger of the twelvemonth award successful 2016, but the 32-year-old whitethorn person played his past crippled successful the NRL.

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After arriving astatine the Rabbitohs pursuing 158 appearances for the Panthers, helium managed lone 16 games crossed 2 seasons with South Sydney.

The likes of Alex Johnston and Jaxson Paulo were preferred by manager Jason Demetriou.

"I cognize I tin inactive play successful the NRL," Mansour said.

"I'm inactive successful the champion signifier of my vocation and haven't stopped training. I'm not acceptable for a caller section conscionable yet. I inactive judge I person thing to connection an NRL squad with my experience."

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