NRL reject thrown last-minute career lifeline

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Back successful the mid 1980s, a nomadic 24-year-old ball-playing guardant moved to England to hone his skills and summation the assurance to go a regular archetypal grader.

Gavin Miller went connected to instrumentality to the NRL and go a modern-day great, a dual Dally M victor and Cronulla Sharks legend.

Nearly 4 decades later, 24-year-old Billy Magoulias appears to beryllium pursuing successful Miller's footsteps.

A akin clever ball-player and sometimes subordinate of the Sharks' apical side, Magoulias has moved to English nine Warrington successful a bid to further his rugby league talents.

Unable to unafraid a declaration successful the NRL, Magoulias is hoping the Wolves volition springiness him the accidental to realise his undoubted potential.

"I've had a spot of a frustrating clip the past mates of years," Magoulias, who famously won Newtown the 2019 NSW Cup expansive last implicit Wentworthville successful other time, past the NRL State Championship a week later, told Wide World of Sports.

"I was 18th antheral a batch and got a fewer chances but couldn't cement a regular spot successful the team.

"Then my managers had a fewer nibbles from NRL clubs for adjacent play - the Tigers showed immoderate involvement and Canberra each but agreed earlier backflipping.

"Then the accidental came up with Warrington and I thought it mightiness beryllium conscionable what I need.

"They are a beardown nine successful Super League and I've been precise impressed with what I've seen and heard astir them."

Magoulias has already played planetary shot - representing Greece successful the 2021 World Cup qualifiers.

His destiny is present successful his hands.

"I've signed for 12 months with a 12 period enactment and volition springiness it my all," helium said.

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