When Isaiah Tass dropped out of the Broncos' top 30 at the age of 22, he knew he needed a miracle if he was to ever make his dream NRL debut. Read his story 👇
When Isaiah Tass dropped out of the Broncos' top 30 at the age of 22, he knew he needed a miracle if he was to ever make his dream NRL debut. But it was a surprise call from the Rabbitohs at the end of the 2021 season that handed the then-Queensland Cup centre his rugby league “lifeline”.
“I was at that age where I was starting to question whether it was getting too late to crack the NRL after a long few years travelling around and moving from team to team,” Tass told NRL.com.It’s been a full circle journey to South Sydney for the Mackay product, leaving his family in 2016 to pursue an opportunity with the Rabbitohs SG Ball side. After no opportunities arose through Souths pathways system, Tass then tried to attract the attention of scouts in the third-tier Ron Massey Cup with Cabramatta, and the Bulldogs' U-20s, before joining the Broncos. But when the 23-year-old fell out of their top 30 and was resigned to another season in Queensland Cup, he was beginning to lose hope of an NRL debut. “My managers didn’t tell me that there were talks with the Rabbitohs so when they called up saying they were interested, it sort of came out of nowhere,” Tass said.“It’s never too late - like Cody Walker debuted at 26 for example, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t losing hope of ever playing in the NRL.”
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