{"id":367276,"date":"2024-02-12T18:31:27","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T19:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=367276"},"modified":"2024-02-12T21:02:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T21:02:53","slug":"what-nrl-superstars-wish-they-could-pinch-from-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=367276","title":{"rendered":"What NRL superstars wish they could pinch from America"},"content":{"rendered":"

It's no secret a number of NRL<\/a> players are admirers of American sports – and episode one of Undisputed<\/em> proves that.<\/p>\n

In the 9now documentary that goes behind the scenes of the Panthers<\/a>' three-peat, viewers are given an insight into the side's preparation for the 2023 finals series.<\/p>\n

As week one rolls around, Isaah Yeo and Nathan Cleary excitedly proclaim the NFL<\/a> is back.<\/p>\n

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It's an insight into the Australian athletes' obsession with \ufeffwhat's happening overseas, and how the sport is marketed differently.<\/p>\n

In 2020, the Panthers decided to rock up to training wearing eye-catching clothing, with Yeo notably fronting up in a Ricky Bobby costume.<\/p>\n

Episode one of Undisputed will premiere on 9Now at 12pm on Friday.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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It was a far cry from the usual club polo shirt ensemble.<\/p>\n

Recently, Jarome Luai<\/a> announced his move to the Wests Tigers in a press conference that seemed to mirror LeBron James<\/a>' The Decision<\/em>. \ufeff<\/p>\n

The NBA great left everyone in suspense in 2010 with uncertainty about where he was heading. An ESPN special involved a sit down interview with James announcing he was signing with Miami Heat.<\/p>\n

Luai laughs at the suggestion there were parallels between his press conference and James. \ufeff<\/p>\n

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\ufeff"With the press conference it was more just to tell it from my mouth, rather than let the people I know and love wonder if it's true or not so that's why that press conference came to be," he told Wide World of Sports at the premiere of Undisputed<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Despite moving away from any suggestion of similarities with James, Luai is a big fan of American sports, and the way players are able to act.<\/p>\n

Episode one of Undisputed will premiere on 9Now at 12pm on Friday.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Asked if there was anything from America he wished was in Australian sport, the Panthers five-eighth doesn't hesitate. \ufeff<\/p>\n

"\ufeffDefinitely, bro," he said.<\/p>\n

"I think Australia is a bit behind in many aspects of marketing and the way they use social media.<\/p>\n

"I just like everything they're about, they get to express themselves a lot more and more often – even just wearing their own kit into games. I really like that."<\/p>\n

His halves partner, Cleary, was able to experience the full American sports culture in the off-season, mixing with the Philadelphia 76ers squad.<\/p>\n

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After the 2021 grand final victory, he and Yeo also put their own spin on NFL superstars' Tom Brady<\/a> and Rob Gronkowski's 'Bad Boys for Life' video after Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the NFC Championship that same year.<\/p>\n

Cleary, like Luai, says much of his admiration of American sports comes from the way players are able to be themselves.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"I think it's just the whole scale, obviously in America there's just such a bigger scale where they do everything on such a bigger level," he told WWOS.<\/p>\n

"One cool thing about American sport is the personalities, they really get around that and people can really be themselves.<\/p>\n

"I think we're getting there. I think it's becoming much more acceptable to be yourself but as much as that's nice, you've still got to be putting the team first."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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