On a silent team bus en route to Magic Round,news broke in Australia that Payne Haas’ father risked the death penalty on serious drug-smuggling charges,the latest in a long line of family scandals. How does he maintain his focus?
The NSW Blues star has spoken for the first time since his father,Gregor,was arrested over alleged links to a Mexican cartel and plans to smuggle methamphetamines into Indonesia.
In a possible high-stakes test for the Albanese government,the case of Gregor Haas,father of NRL star Payne,has the making of a three-way diplomatic tangle.
More details have emerged about the alleged crimes of Australian man Gregor Johann Haas,who was arrested in the Philippines on Wednesday.
Indonesian authorities have been hunting accused drug trafficker Gregor Johann Haas since December last year. They arrested him on Wednesday with help from Philippine police.
He’s still reeling from Brisbane’s grand final defeat to Penrith,and prop Payne Haas can’t entertain the prospect of rivals James Fisher-Harris and Moses Leota winning again in the Test arena.
His off-field life has been tumultuous at times,but Haas has revealed how he cast the drama aside to sign the richest deal in Broncos history.
Even Sonny Bill Williams,a friend and mentor to Payne Haas and Tevita Pangai jnr,said he was taken aback by the latter’s shock career call.
There are eerie parallels in the early careers of Payne Haas and Sonny Bill Williams. Which is why “SBW” is well qualified to advise the in-demand prop.
It’s been a big day in the NRL for contract news with Payne Haas,Shaun Johnson and Taniela Paseka making big calls on their future.