New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\nRudolf appeared on Channel 9\u2019s Today Show and left his hosts, including Karl Stefanovic, in stitches with a dating-profile style pitch to PNG general manager Michael Chammas.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have heard that the PNG manager is coming on board a little after my chat so Karl if you don\u2019t mind putting in a good word for me,\u201d joked Rudolf.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe let him know that I think he looks amazing and I\u2019ve heard he smells fantastic please Karl, that would be fantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked how he would see himself, Rudolf continued: \u201cI\u2019m a really fun guy. I like to play Rugby League. I\u2019m a good listener and I also love to travel.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s just say that Michael Chammas I do love you and I\u2019ve heard you\u2019re a great man and I\u2019m looking forward to working with you.\u201d<\/p>\n
As well as working with Chammas, Rudolf could also not hide the appeal of the tax-free earnings he would earn at PNG.<\/p>\n
The NRL and PNG have faced criticism with regard to that incentive, given none of the other teams can offer it.<\/p>\n
But Chammas hit back at the accusation, saying it is not the only reason why players may look to jump ship.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not going to deny it\u2019s there, it\u2019s obviously an incentive for someone to set themselves up for life,\u201d Chammas told Nine\u2019s Today on Friday.<\/p>\n
\u201dBut if that\u2019s your only motivation I think you can see through that pretty quickly.<\/p>\n
\u201dThe questions Jarome was asking, it wasn\u2019t about money. He could have probably asked for more but he didn\u2019t push.<\/p>\n
\u201dHe wanted to make sure his family was OK… he was comfortable that his family would be safe and they would enjoy themselves.<\/p>\n
\u201dAnd he wants to win, and that\u2019s what we want to do, we want to be competitive.\u201d<\/p>\n
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