Australian Rules Football Career
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| Israel Folau during an interview about his switch to Australian rules football | |
As his contract with the Brisbane Broncos was set to expire at the end of the 2010 season Israel was linked to the Melbourne Rebels rugby union team in Super Rugby and had also been linked with a move to GWS AFL team. After a three-way bidding war between Rugby league, Rugby union and Australian rules football, Folau signed a deal with the expansion Australian Football League team Greater Western Sydney, estimated to be worth up to 6 million dollars over 4 years.
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