Emmett was rated as "up to NRL standard" by Wayne Bennett after holding his own in the baby Brisbane Broncos stunning win over Cronulla.

One of his worst nightmares came when, in the final round of the 2007 season, he dropped the ball with the line wide open against the Parramatta Eels, which the Broncos lost by a then record margin, 68-22.

He was also selected on the bench in a couple of games as a utility player, before dislocating his ankle in an awkward tackle in the Broncos round 18 loss to Canterbury.

[4] In round 12 of the 2009 NRL season Emmett scored his first try for the Dragons in their thrashing of the Penrith Panthers 38-10.

However, Nick spent much of 2009 playing for St George Illawarra's feeder club (the Shellharbour Dragons) as a Centre.