Fallen NRL star dealt massive $800k pay cut

Joey Leilua's clip astatine the West Tigers is implicit aft the joint-venture nine handed the prima 1 of the biggest wage cuts successful league history.

Wests Tigers elected against activating a declaration hold for 2022 for Leilua – who was erstwhile connected a $850,000 a play declaration – and offered a bid and proceedings woody worthy conscionable $1000 a week.

After tax, the hulking centre would instrumentality location astir $600 a week which equates to a wage chopped of much than $800,000 a season.

Joey Leilua won't beryllium astatine the Wests Tigers adjacent year. (Getty)

The connection has been viewed arsenic a slap successful the look by the centre who was erstwhile touted arsenic a imaginable Origin centre aft playing a relation successful the Raiders tally to the 2019 expansive final.

Leilua volition cull Wests Tigers' connection and question to resume his vocation either playing the the Super League oregon rugby national successful America, according to News Corp.

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Leilua, 29, managed to unafraid a declaration worthy astir $850,000 a play during his clip astatine Canberra but failed to amusement the benignant of signifier that warranted that benignant of wealth astatine Concord.

Leilua's simplification successful wage falls successful enactment with erstwhile Titan Ash Taylor, who was dealt a akin stroke past week erstwhile helium joined the Warriors connected a bid and trial, aft earning $1 cardinal a play nether his aged woody with Gold Coast.

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