Dave Taylor is poised to lend his weight to the ambitions of the Toronto Wolfpack to qualify for and ultimately win the English Super League, with the giant former State of Origin forward likely to make Canada his home next year.
Taylor, 29, will leave Canberra at the end of the season after only being offered another one-year contract by the Raiders.
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Fairfax Media understands he is close to becoming the latest addition to the roster of the code's newest professional team on a three-year, $1 million deal.
The privately owned Wolfpack have ripped through their inaugural season in England's third tier, scoring an average of more than 60 points a game on semi-professional rivals, such as the University of Gloucestershire All Golds and the South Wales Ironmen.Â
Fortunately, for those part-timers they almost certainly won't have to deal with the 123-kilogram Taylor running at them next year.
Toronto, who already have former Parramatta front-rower Fuifui Moimoi among their ranks and have signed St George Illawarra halfback Josh McCrone for next season, are in the box seat for promotion to the second-tier Championship with the Super 8s stage of the season starting this weekend.
There he could face off against one of his former teams, Catalans Dragons, who are in danger of being relegated from the Super League.
Taylor has managed only five games, all from the bench, in his NRL comeback for Ricky Stuart's side this year after a season interrupted by injury and illness.
"So far Dave Taylor's a Raider and he's been doing his job," Raiders front-rower Junior Paulo said on Wednesday.
"He's really earned his spot in the team the way he's carried himself and changed his life around off the field since joining the team. Whatever the future holds for Dave I'm sure he'll tackle it with both hands. If we do lose him that's also a lot of quality, but it just opens up the door for someone else who's younger and will fill that void."
Once one of the most damaging and exciting players in the game, who defied his huge frame with the skills of a halfback, he made his NRL debut for Brisbane at the age of 17 in 2006 and played eight Origins for Queensland and a Test for Australia against New Zealand at Eden Park in 2012.
Taylor's career fell off a cliff and then looked all but over when he pleaded guilty to cocaine possession while playing for the Gold Coast Titans.
Toronto would be his sixth club after the Broncos, South Sydney, the Titans, Catalans and the Raiders.
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