This in the Sunday Mail......SYDNEY Roosters chairman Nick Politis has come out swinging in defence of his superstar signing Sonny Bill Williams, outlining his desire to keep the dual international at Bondi Junction beyond this season.
Since officially announcing his return to rugby league after completing a five-year ban last November, the Roosters $550,000 man has continued to polarise public opinion.
Fed-up with the barrage of negativity directed at SBW, Politis predicted the All Blacks superstar's return would prove a masterstroke not only for the Roosters but for every other NRL club's bottom line.
"You tell me what other athlete in the history of the NRL has had to pay a $750,000 release fee, serve a five-year suspension and then get treated like a criminal because they want to come back and play rugby league" Politis said of the man who has 200,000 Twitter followers.
"It's completely unfair. Look at all the other rugby league players that have gone to rugby union and then come back. They didn't cop the grief Sonny has had to put up with.
"Mark Gasnier, Wendell Sailor, Lote Tuqiri and Mat Rogers were all welcomed back with open arms. With Sonny Bill, it's like a case of tall poppy syndrome.
"We shouldn't be treating him like a criminal because he wants to return to our game, we should be celebrating having such an elite athlete back."
Perhaps the biggest criticism the Roosters have endured is the length of Williams' eight-month contract and the fact he will be allowed to box on the side.
But Politis, who has been the chairman at Bondi Junction for 25 years, told The Sunday Telegraph the Roosters had designs to keep Williams at the club longer than one season.
"Who knows what might happen after eight months? I'm just happy we've got him at the Roosters for the upcoming season," Politis said. "People want to try and question his character, in all my dealings with Sonny I've found him to be of outstanding character. What's wrong with a talented, elite athlete trying to make as much money as possible while they're at the top of their game.
"Don't forget, NRL clubs tap players on the shoulder all the time and use the excuse of salary cap or need of a change or whatever.
"And it's fine when the clubs want to move someone on.
"At the Roosters, we believe Sonny is going to be a wonderful influence on our club and a role model for younger players to look up to."....Politis sounds like he's starting to believe his own spin
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