Victor Radley says his NRL career with the Sydney Roosters was close to ending before he earns selection for the NSW Blues for Origin. Multiple outlets report that Radley describes a period a few months earlier when he believed he could be sacked, after which his form and circumstances changed enough for him to be considered for representative honours. He is now selected to make his NSW debut, a turnaround he attributes to events over the intervening months rather than a single moment. The reporting across Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne emphasizes that the main through-line of Radley’s account is the contrast between that near-termination point and his later rise to Origin selection. While the articles focus on Radley’s personal reflections, they consistently frame the story around his Roosters near-sacking and subsequent NSW Blues debut, with no major differences in the core timeline or outcome described by the sources.