All Blacks legend Jonah Lomu almost became the most expensive player “in the history” of Australian rugby league after being approached by the Gold Coast Titans in 2007.
Ahead of their inaugural campaign in the NRL, the Titans attempted to sign one of the greatest All Blacks to have ever donned the coveted black jersey.
Star winger Lomu, who sadly passed away in 2015, made his international debut without playing a single game of Super Rugby – and quickly rose to icon status.
Standing at six-foot-five and weighing about 125-kilograms, Lomu was a game-changing winger for the All Blacks.
Lining up in the now famous No. 11 jersey for New Zealand, the rampaging winger was seemingly unstoppable during his prime.
Lomu famously ran over England replacement Mike Catt in the semi-final of the 1995 World Cup in South Africa – but that was only a glimpse into his greatness.
All Blacks No. 941 also starred in the shorter format of the game, having won a gold medal with the All Blacks Sevens team at the Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games in 1998.
Lomu was off contract after a couple of years with the Cardiff Blues, and was approached by Scott Sattler and the Titans regarding a stunning code switch after flying into Brisbane.
According to SEN, Sattler was in charge of taking Lomu to the Gold Coast clubs headquarters, and was also part of the contract discussions.