Pressed on whether the initiative was a genuine chance of being introduced,V’landys said:“Absolutely. As I said,we are the greatest game for all;not just for a select few,but for all. We recognise those people,absolutely. I have no problem with that.”
Manly powerbrokers didn’t consult the entire playing group before launching the new jersey. Josh Aloiai,Jason Saab,Christian Tuipulotu,Josh Schuster,Haumole Olakau’atu,Tolu Koula and Toafofoa Sipley told the club hierarchy during a crisis meeting on Monday night they were opposed to wearing the jersey because of religious and cultural beliefs.