'One of the greatest': Sevens freak Maddison Levi sheds light on NRLW flirtation

Maddison Levi has reaffirmed her commitment to Australia's sevens team until 2026 as she sets her sights on becoming "one of the greatest wingers to play the game."

The try scoring freak is in hot demand from NRLW clubs and the Wests Tigers and Gold Coast Titans approached her and sister Teagan about joining them for the 2025 season.

But Rugby Australia blocked the move and want the Levis to honour their sevens commitments as well as compete for Wallaroos selection at next year's Rugby World Cup in England.

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"Right now, I'm obviously signed till 2026. We haven't won a gold medal at the Olympics yet. So I'm definitely not stepping away from this sport," Levi told reporters on Wednesday night after defending her Australian women's sevens player of the year award in Sydney.

"I'm definitely open to other doors, obviously, having played AFLW (for the Gold Coast Suns) and hopefully NRLW (in the future). But yeah, I really want to take home that medal and leave a legacy."

Australia were considered near certainties to win a medal in Paris but bombed out with a shock semi-final loss to Canada and then lost the bronze match in heartbreaking fashion against the United States.

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Levi and co get their first chance to take out their frustrations in the opening 2024-25 world series tournament in Dubai which kicks off on November 30.

"I just think you can't top this sport," she said.

"You get to travel day in and day out, just seeing the world from that point of view and actually being able to hop on a plane and just, 'oh sorry, I'm going to Dubai next week'.

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"It's pretty insane that that's my life and I get to do it with my sister and get to experience the world. Some people never leave Australia, but I get to see all these beautiful cultures and play the amazing game that I love.

"It's so fast paced and just the growth of the sport is getting bigger and better so I think that's the exciting thing about sevens at the moment."

The 22-year-old is setting new benchmarks at a breakneck speed, with her 69 tries in last year's world series a record for either men or women.

Levi also broke the record for most tries at an Olympics with 14 in Paris.

"I think, ultimately, I want to go down one of the greatest wingers to play the game," she said.

"(New Zealand's) Portia Woodman just retired and she's got this big legacy. So I'd like to follow in her footsteps and ultimately leave the game with having my name branded in the game, which would be pretty special.

"There are the little achievements that we haven't quite yet got and a gold medal would be really nice with the girls."

Whether or not the Levis - and other sevens stars including Charlotte Caslick - will pull on Wallaroos kit next year remains up in the air.

Australia kicks off its World Cup campaign against Samoa in Manchester on August 23.

"I think (to be) a dual international is something pretty special," Levi said.

"I think I've only just recently had chats about us sevens girls, but I've also never played a game of XVs in my life so who knows how I'd go.

"I might not even make the team with Maya Stewart out there carving up. I've got to keep playing sevens at the moment with the series coming up and then maybe a dual international and the ride would be pretty awesome. They had an expression of interest last year for girls that would play XVs and I put my name down straight away. I think just the beauty to play not just sevens but XVs on an international level is something pretty special."