Australian Schoolboys captain Karl Oloapu’s contract dispute with the Broncos has escalated with the youngster declaring he will never play for the club as long as he lives.
Oloapu wants out of his three-year contract with the Broncos due to a number of broken promises he believes the club made to him.
WWOS’ The Mole reported Oloapu and his manager Matt Adamson took issue with the Broncos’ denying any wrongdoing after an investigation by the NRL.
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“Both the NRL and RLPA have reviewed the situation at the request of the player agent and no wrongdoing by the club was found,” Broncos head of recruitment Simon Scanlan said.
Oloapu’s manager Adamson returned serve saying the NRL was yet to hand down its judgment.
“The NRL has told us it has made no decision yet, so we have no idea how the Broncos can say that,” Adamson said.
NRL salary cap auditor Matthew Faulkner confirmed the investigation is ongoing.
“We are still looking into the matter; no final determination has been made,” the NRL said.
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Oloapu is fuming he was promised a place in the club’s top 30 squad for 2023, but was left out when it was named this week, while he claims he was forced to sign a contract without getting a lawyer or manager to look over it.
“I just want a release and a chance to play football,” Oloapu said.
“I can promise you one thing: I will never play for Brisbane as long as I live.
“They have broken promises to me and left me broken-hearted.”
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However, the Broncos are holding firm claiming that they have done nothing wrong by Oloapu.
“The club has been working with Karl’s new management in recent months regarding this matter,” Broncos chief executive Dave Donaghy said.
“Karl earlier this year signed a three-year contract with the Broncos and the club will not be releasing Karl from this contract.”
