{"id":414719,"date":"2026-01-15T13:38:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T13:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/414719\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T13:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T13:38:12","slug":"tiffany-salmond-claims-one-question-from-golden-boy-footy-star-convinced-her-he-was-a-sleazebag-after-he-slid-into-her-dms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/414719\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiffany Salmond claims one question from ‘golden boy’ footy star convinced her he was a sleazebag after he slid into her DMs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tiffany Salmond has revealed how an unnamed NRL<\/a> star, who slid into her DMs, had completely turned her off by asking whether he could message her on Snapchat<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The former Fox League presenter made the revelation on Thursday after she explained last year that multiple footy players had sent her some very strange \u2018sexually charged\u2019 messages.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Salmond opened up on her conversation with the NRL player, whom she described as a \u2018golden boy\u2019 and had a very good reputation.<\/p>\n

She claimed that it was strange that he had asked her for her Snapchat, given her previous comments on some of the sleazy messages that NRL players had sent her in the past.<\/p>\n

\u2018On the topic, since I spoke about that last year, I did have an interaction with a very beloved player in the NRL, one that you would all like, everyone kind of likes him, he\u2019s a \u2018golden boy,\u2019 and he has a pretty good reputation,\u2019 the footy broadcaster said during a video posted on Instagram.<\/p>\n

\u2018And so I also had a pretty good perception of him. I thought he was going to be a bit more mature, a bit more grounded. Wasn\u2019t going to be sleazy and weird. He did just DM me straight out of the gate, asking: \u201cSo, why aren\u2019t you on Fox League anymore?\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Tiffany <\/p>\n

Tiffany Salmond has revealed how an unnamed NRL star, who slid into her DMs, had completely turned her off by asking whether he could message her on Snapchat<\/p>\n

\"The <\/p>\n

The former Fox League presenter made the revelation on Thursday after she explained last year that multiple footy players had sent her some very strange \u2018sexually charged\u2019 messages<\/p>\n

\u2018This was way before I had spoken out or said anything about my story.<\/p>\n

\u2018It was better than what the others would do, sending me weird TikToks.<\/p>\n

\u2018I had a good perception of him, but that slowly went downhill until he said: \u201cSo, are you a Snapchatter?\u201d<\/p>\n

The Kiwi footy reporter then sighed before adding: \u2018That is probably the ultimate turn-off… for anyone!<\/p>\n

Salmond dished up some advice to her male followers, claiming that they should not ask a grown woman for their Snapchat, inferring that it implies a sleazy motive.<\/p>\n

\u2018She knows what you want to do on there. You\u2019re not trying to have deep and meaningful conversations or actually try to get to know her.\u2019<\/p>\n

She explained that she had initially met the individual earlier in 2025, before he spoke to her again later in the year.<\/p>\n

\u2018I thought that was quite bold for him to do that,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n

\"The <\/p>\n

The Kiwi footy reporter gave some advice to her male followers urging them not to ask girls for their Snapchat\u00a0 handle because it implied an ulterior motive<\/p>\n

‘I thought: “Aren\u2019t you worried that you\u2019re going to end up in the next article?” He must have not seen it… Silly him.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018As soon as he asked whether I am a Snapchatter, he burst the bubble of my hopeful expectation of him being different,\u2019 Salmond added.<\/p>\n

\u2018So, I normally would just ignore someone, I wouldn\u2019t probably bother replying. But if you knew who he was, you\u2019d understand why I gave him the benefit of the doubt.\u2019<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, rugby league fans had been left confused at why Salmond was no longer seen on Fox League\u2019s NRL coverage at the start of the season.<\/p>\n

She had previously worked as a touchline reporter with the New Zealand Warriors before she was abruptly dropped by the broadcaster. She later revealed that she felt she had been dropped because she was too \u2018disruptive\u2019.<\/p>\n

It also came after she had found herself at the centre of Fox reporter Jake Duke’s high-profile breakup from 7News reporter Grace Fitzgibbon.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Salmond, who now lives in Sydney, went on to reveal some of the messages she exchanged with the unnamed NRL player.<\/p>\n

\u2018I said: \u201cI can\u2019t believe people still use Snapchat, I\u2019m more of a WhatsApper myself\u201d. That was a strategic message because it was a subtle way of shaming him by even asking for my Snapchat.<\/p>\n

\"Salmond, <\/p>\n

Salmond, who now lives in Sydney, went on to reveal some of the messages she exchanged with the unnamed NRL player<\/p>\n

\"Earlier <\/p>\n

Earlier this year, rugby league fans had been left confused at why Salmond was no longer seen on Fox League\u2019s NRL coverage at the start of the season<\/p>\n

\u2018If he\u2019s only interested in pictures and disappearing messages, then he\u2019s not going to be bothered with talking on WhatsApp, so he\u2019ll just disappear and walk himself out.<\/p>\n

\u2018But then he gave me his number and then I was like maybe he\u2019s open to chatting. I sent him a message and… yeah…\u2019<\/p>\n

She also published a screen grab of their conversation on her Instagram story, revealing that she had not spoken to the player since.<\/p>\n

\u2018Just so you know, I\u2019m only here because I\u2019m curious,\u2019 the NRL player wrote, adding a winking face. Salmond replied: \u2018I\u2019m curious to see if you\u2019d use this as a form of Snapchat.\u2019<\/p>\n

He responded: \u2018And what would that entail?\u2019 Salmond responded: \u2018Maybe I\u2019ve read the room wrong. Just in a mood my bad.\u2019<\/p>\n

She captioned the screen grab: \u2018Making men squirm by asking them to explain themselves is my favourite pastime. And he never heard from me again.\u2019<\/p>\n

Salmond then wondered whether the player was \u2018switched on\u2019 to understand the message.<\/p>\n

So, what do we think? Did he just not quite understand the point I was making about Snapchat? Was he not quite switched on upstairs?<\/p>\n

\u2018Or is this a case of a man who is not used to getting what he wants from women?<\/p>\n

\u2018There\u2019s two really important lessons to learn from this scenario. For the men watching, if you want someone to be genuinely interested, do not suggest to talk on Snapchat because we know what that means and it\u2019s extremely unattractive.<\/p>\n

\u2018You could be the hottest, sexiest NRL player to ever exist and you\u2019ll have me still looking at my phone like: \u201cEw\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u2018And for the ladies, if you have a rule that you follow, like if someone suggests Snapchat, I\u2019ll immediately turn off and disengage, I broke my own rule. I gave him the benefit of the doubt and look where that got me. Don\u2019t break your own rules.\u2019<\/p>\n

It comes as Salmond had recently revealed her surprise NRL crush, stating that there were several coaches that had left her feeling \u2018slightly flustered\u2019.<\/p>\n

She did not reveal who they were, but said: \u2018It always makes me giggle when I see comments assuming I must\u2019ve had my eye on the players.<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019m not opposed to a bit of eye candy, don\u2019t get me wrong.<\/p>\n

\u2018But baby… if I was eyeing anyone? It was the coaches!\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tiffany Salmond has revealed how an unnamed NRL star, who slid into her DMs, had completely turned her…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":414720,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,100,1202,761,762,158,32847,588,85],"class_list":["post-414719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-dailymail","tag-instagram","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-snapchat","tag-sport","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=414719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414719\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/414720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=414719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=414719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=414719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}