Star in the making defects from Roosters in latest blow to NRL powerhouse

An NRL young gun has turned his back on an NRL powerhouse as a simmering feud between the club and an agent reaches new heights.

Isaac Moses you’ve done it again.

It yet another brutal blow for Roosters boss Nick Politis, Moses has seen his client and young gun Mikey Nassar jump ship from the Sydney team.

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It’s out with the East and in with the West to the Canterbury Bulldogs, who have nabbed the rising star in another big win for the future of the club who beat out multiple rivals for his signature.

Nassar was only recently part of the Chooks SG Ball premiership side who took home the under-19s trophy earlier in the year.

But Nassar, who can play anywhere in the backline but is a prolific fullback, was unlikely to ever have a long-term future at the Roosters given his connection to twice deregistered player agent Isaac Moses.

Sydney Roosters boss Nick Politis refuses to work with the player agent. Picture: Rohan Kelly

NRL player agent Isaac Moses is at the thick of it once again.

Roosters boss Politis reportedly refuses to deal with Moses and any players that he represents, opening the inevitable door for Nassar.

The most controversial moment came as Moses helped star Roosters centre Joseph-Akuso Sua’aili’I defect from the club to rugby union, after which Politis’s gripes strengthened.

Reports reveal that Nassar has been playing for Canterbury on the wing in the Ron Massey Cup for the past month, the third tier competition below the NRL.

Michael Nassar has departed the Roosters and linked up with the Canterbury Bulldogs. Picture: Adam Wrightson Photography.

Just earlier in the year the young Rooster scored a double against the Bulldogs in Round eight of the SG Ball competition, but now joins the pack as a possible long term option in the outside backline for coach Cameron Ciraldo.

Prior to his stint with the Roosters, Nassar played in the Harold Matthews under 7 competition for the Wests tigers, another club fraught with controversy around Moses.

Most recently, Moses’ client Lachlan Galvin was granted a release from his contract 18 months early to join the Bulldogs in controversial fashion.

Nassar joins Aaymon Fitzgibbon and Finau Latu who have also made the switch to Belmore from St George.

Originally published as Star in the making defects from Roosters in latest blow to NRL powerhouse