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PHOTO: NRL players are proving astute in the property game too<\/strong><\/p>\n

Plenty of the NRL\u2019s best players involved in the finals series are also proving to be super successful away from footy. Here\u2019s how….<\/p>\n

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Some of the NRL\u2019s best players and coaches involved in this months\u2019s finals series, are also proving to be very astute away from the field, in making some very savvy and very lucrative real estate investments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Parramatta Eels superstar Mitchell Moses owns more than $4 million worth of real estate and has spoken about his desire to get involved in property development when his footy career ends.<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old, who will face off with the Eels against Canberra in Friday night\u2019s NRL 1st semi final at CommBank Stadium, benefits from the guidance from his NRL legend uncle Ben Elias.<\/p>\n

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Eels star Mitchell Moses is eyeing off a post-footy career in real estate. (Photo by Cameron Spencer\/Getty Images)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Moses\u2019 property portfolio includes a Gladesville investment home worth around $1.9m, a $1.5m Epping property and a $600,000 Toongabbie investment unit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like to look at the property market as much as possible to see what is going on, where I can buy and sell,\u201d Moses\u00a0told The Daily Telegraph<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have started something with my brother Stephen [who is a real estate agent]. Hopefully we can do some development when the time comes. Football is not going to be there forever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eels forward Ryan Matterson recently enjoyed a $200,000 windfall when he sold\u00a0his Botany investment unit\u00a0for $1.12m.<\/p>\n

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Inside Moses\u2019 Gladesville investment home.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Moses\u2019 opposite last Friday night, Panthers skipper Nathan Cleary, who will enjoy this week off before the preliminary final, owns a\u00a0tastefully renovated four-bedroom home not far from the Panthers\u2019 home ground.<\/p>\n

Cleary cleverly coughed up $1.05 million for an updated 1970s home just 5km from BlueBet Stadium in 2018.<\/p>\n

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Panthers halfback Nathan Cleary owns in Penrith. (Photo by Matt Blyth\/Getty Images)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Cleary\u2019s Penrith pad \u2013 plenty of room for Tik Tok dancing.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

His Panthers and NSW teammate\u00a0Brian To\u2019o recently bought his first home, with a difference.<\/p>\n

The blockbusting winger bought the home for his parents, Fati and Fale.<\/p>\n

To\u2019o bought in Ropes Crossing, on the fringes of Penrith, for $859,100, last month.<\/p>\n

He secured a 2015-built home sold off market through the local Ray White agent Vedant Agrawal.<\/p>\n

It has three bedrooms and two bathrooms, on a 275 sqm block which traded for $419,500 in 2013, before its \u00adconstruction.<\/p>\n

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NRL Penrith star Brian To\u2019o and his mother Fati and father Fale at their new home. Picture: supplied<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Melbourne Storm don\u2019t have to worry about footy anymore this year after their loss to the Raiders<\/p>\n

Their star backrower Felise Kaufusi doesn\u2019t have anything to worry about when it comes to the family home,\u00a0after he smashed a suburb house price record\u00a0on the northside of Brisbane as he prepares to move his family north to join NRL newcomers the Dolphins in 2023.<\/p>\n

Kaufusi, 30, who has played 160 games for the Storm, bought one of the most beautiful homes in the Banyo area for $1.6m \u2013 a four bedroom classic Queenslander built just over 100 years ago.<\/p>\n

The fully renovated home has stunning pitched timber ceilings, VJ walls, restored original windows, plantation shutters, spotted gum timber floors, pressed tin ceilings, and luxury Hamptons-style finishes.<\/p>\n

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Felise Kaufusi has played his last game for the Storm. (Photo by Cameron Spencer\/Getty Images)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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And he has a cracking home waiting for him and his family.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Storm coach Craig Bellamy has shown his tactical nous extends into the real estate real. Four years ago he landed a hefty $750,000 profit\u00a0when he offloaded his home at The Gap in Brisbane.<\/p>\n

Veteran Raiders prop Josh Papalii enjoyed a very healthy 20 per cent profit when he offloaded his Ngunnawal home in the nation\u2019s capital recently for $591,000 via sales agent Jonny Warren of Jonny Warren properties.<\/p>\n

In May, Canberra hooker Tom Starling snapped up a savvy off market purchase in Watson. Property records reveal Starling paid $1.46m for the stylish, contemporary home.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s injured No. 9 Josh Hodgson that has a rep as the smartest real estate man in the Raiders squad, with several investments around Canberra likely worth in the millions.<\/p>\n

Hodgson recently sold a 5-bed, two-level home on almost 1200 sqm at\u00a01 Bingley Crescent, Fraser, for $978,000, after paying $710,000 publicly available property records reveal.<\/p>\n

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Real estate guru and gun rake Josh Hodgson (Photo by Mark Nolan\/Getty Images)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Hodgson made a nice earn on this Canberra home.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

It\u2019s the Cronulla club itself that owns a prime piece of real estate in the Shire. The ground and the adjoining land has proven to be a very savvy investment and subsequent development that has kept the club financially viable.<\/p>\n

According to the St George and Sutherland Shire Leader, the club had sold around $200m worth of off-the-plan units last year.<\/p>\n

North Queensland have spent the year quietly climbing the NRL ladder, and have the week off until their prelim final in Townsville, while away from the game, their squad has been busy on the property scene.<\/p>\n

Jeremiah Nanai and partner Jordi Mahendrarajah have\u00a0bought their first home together, suggesting they see their future in Townsville, amid contract talks over the 2022 breakout backrower\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

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The Cowboys’ Jeremiah Nanai and his partner Jordii buy their first house.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The couple, who are just 19 and 20 years old respectively, recently purchased a four-bedroom house, which was listed for offers over $549,000. On a 480sq m block, the property has the \u201cultimate kids cubby with a private letterbox, decking and a slippery dip\u201d.<\/p>\n

Kiwi lock Jason Taumalolo has been busy collecting properties Monopoly style in Queensland. He owns four properties worth around $1.6m in Belgian Gardens, The Gap, Mount Louisa and Condon.<\/p>\n

Prop Jordan McLean owns an Alice River home bought in 2017 for $760,00, while Maroons forward Reuben Cotter owns a $237,000 unit in South Townsville, publicly available property records show and a $442,000 home in Railway Estate.<\/p>\n

Coach of the year contender Todd Payten has also been in on the action, buying a $1.12m home off market in March last year in Mundingburra via Janice Gallagher Real Estate, property records reveal.<\/p>\n

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Todd Payten and Jason Taumalolo both known good real estate when they see it. Picture: Fox\/NRL<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Todd Payten\u2019s North Queensland home.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

ROOSTERS V RABBITOHS IN REAL ESTATE STOUSH<\/b><\/p>\n

The Roosters v Rabbitohs clash on Sunday at Allianz Stadium is still being talked about, while the stars of the two foundation clubs are cleaning up in the highly lucrative market in Sydney\u2019s east.<\/p>\n

Roosters skipper James Tedesco broke records when he\u00a0purchased a stunning $5m home in Hunter\u2019s Hill\u00a0in August.<\/p>\n

That price ranks as the highest known NRL captain\u2019s outlay on a home during their playing career.<\/p>\n

The 2013 built home, which has been newly renovated, comes with a lofty atrium that lets in natural light across both levels. There are five bedrooms, plus an upstairs living area, and basement parking for three cars.<\/p>\n

It comes with the open plan downstairs lounge, kitchen, and family room, opening to an alfresco space with outdoor kitchen. There\u2019s a rear level lawn on the 655 sqm block with an impressive glass edge pool. The couple snapped the home up just two weeks into its auction campaign through DiJones agents David Howe and Max Yue, who\u2019d given a $4.6 million guide.<\/p>\n

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James Tedesco of the Sydney Roosters (L) and Cameron Murray of the South Sydney Rabbitohs (R) have both invested wisely in bricks and mortar. (Photo by Matt King\/Getty Images)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Roosters lock Victor Radley\u2019s vast experience as a tradie has served him well in his real estate pursuits. The 24-year-old carpenter bought a renovation project in Waverley for about $3m in May last year.<\/p>\n

Radley, sold his Bondi Beach apartment for $1.97m two months prior.<\/p>\n

His two-bedroom home had a cheap makeover with a steep, concrete backyard. Prior to vendors Rodney Tamsett and Jaime Whyte buying the property for $2,005,000 in 2017, it hadn\u2019t been touched for 60 years. But by the look of the quality of the work, Radley\u2019s going to have to start again.<\/p>\n

Roosters coach Trent Robinson\u00a0bought in Bronte in 2020 for $4m. However that home is sure to be worth plenty more now, given the media house price in the beachside suburb has jumped an astonishing 43 per cent over the last 12 months via 53 sales.<\/p>\n

The three-time premiership winning coach\u2019s renovation would have also added considerable value to the home.<\/p>\n

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James Tedesco\u2019s new Hunter\u2019s Hill home.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Those plans turned what was a two-bedroom home, single storey house on 430 sqm into a multi level abode with five bedrooms, plus a pool and a \u00adstudio above the rear garage.<\/p>\n

Few people know investments better than Roosters chairman Nick Politis, who has been involved with Easts since 1975.<\/p>\n

Politis has just joined a growing band of investors buying commercial property in Townsville. The firm of Sydney Roosters chairman Nick Politis, NGP Investments,\u00a0has acquired the Warrina shopping centre in Currajong for $8.7m.<\/p>\n

Not to be overshadowed by their bitter next door rivals, Souths players are also adeptly playing the real estate game.<\/p>\n

Star fullback Latrell Mitchell last month\u00a0snapped up a near new luxury entertainer\u00a0which was recently sold in Ramsgate Beach in southern Sydney. It fetched $4,275,000 through McGrath Estate Agents, topping the low-key suburb\u2019s recent prices.<\/p>\n

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Latrell Mitchell is another NRL star how has poured his big money contract into a home. (Photo by Cameron Spencer\/Getty Images)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The contemporary home was built in 2018 at a cost of over $700,000. There are five bedrooms, with the master complete with bespoke joinery and an \u00adensuite. There\u2019s a cinema room off the main open plan stone kitchen, living and dining space. It features a number of skylights.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile Rabbitohs centre Campbell Graham is the first-time owner of\u00a0a cracking home right in the heart of the South Sydney district.<\/p>\n

As just 23, Graham last month bough this first home in Kingsford for $3.6m.<\/p>\n

he renovated 1920s home, marketed by Justin Bell at Ray White Park Coast East, has four bedrooms and a pool on its 455 sqm block. There\u2019s also a second floor.<\/p>\n

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Mitchell\u2019s new home.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Rabbitohs skipper Cameron Murray in February enjoyed a $210,000 win on\u00a0his 2-bed Avoca, St Randwick unit, property records reveal.<\/p>\n

While Souths and NSW hooker Damien Cook is also sitting pretty\u00a0after buying a Woolooware 3-bed original, that needed updating, for $1.5m in 2019. The media price of a Woolooware house in now $2.52m,\u00a0according to realestate.com.au, up 23 per cent over the last 12 months.<\/p>\n

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