#22 The NRL Player Agent: David Riolo | The Bye Round Podcast with James Graham

Welcome to The Bye Round Podcast. In today's episode James chats with one of rugby league biggest player agents, David Riolo. In this fascinating chat, David takes us behind the scenes of how he negotiates deals for some of rugby league's biggest stars. Plus, we look back on some of his most memorable deals including how the AFL signed Karmichael Hunt! Don't forget to subscribe to our channel above!Stay up to date with the podcast and our socials here: https://bit.ly/3O0Ur14 0:00 Welcome David Riolo 2:23 Becoming A Sports Agent 6:00 ‘Bad’ Reputation Of A Sports Agent 13:45 The November 1 Deadline 23:18 Media Involvement In Player Movements 29:26 How Negotiations Work 36:18 Storm Salary Cap Scandal 44:10 Managing Todd Carney 53:01 Managing Paul Gallen 1:00:31 The Karmichael Hunt AFL Deal 1:06:00 The End Of Boyd Cordner’s Footy Career 1:10:16 Bringing Jimmy To Australia 1:19:53 Matt Burton’s Future 1:28:07 When You Can’t Get A Client A Deal 1:33:31 Managing NRL Coaches 1:42:20 Rapid Fire Questions