Matai mystery: Beloved Manly legend who's disappeared
He has become Manly's mystery man, a former two-time premiership-winning centre turned reclusive introvert on the NSW north coast. Try as they have to track him down, ex-Sea Eagles teammates say hard-hitting centre Steve Matai has totally disconnected from rugby league, shutting himself off from his footy past. Now 36, Matai has moved house without telling Manly friends, hasn't returned calls, didn't answer the front door and has refused to attend premiership reunions. There doesn't appear to be any bad blood behind Matai's move, no animosity, just a player who has totally dropped out. F...