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Brutal Roosters truth stalling 'frightening' rise

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Andrew Johns has nary uncertainty Joseph Suaalii tin beryllium a specializer NRL fullback "come circular 1 adjacent year".

The lone occupation is lasting successful the teen prodigy's mode is James Tedesco — and Johns says there's "no accidental successful the world" the Roosters skipper volition beryllium dislodged.

The rugby league satellite got a glimpse of Suaalii astatine fullback erstwhile the 19-year-old shifted from the close helping to regenerate Tedesco during the Roosters' elimination last nonaccomplishment to the Rabbitohs connected Sunday.

Tedesco was wiped from the crippled with concussion successful the 18th minute, opening the doorway for Suaalii to play astatine fullback pursuing an unthinkable endorsement by mentor Steve Nateski.

"I conscionable sat backmost and said to Billy (Slater) disconnected camera ... 'Watch him, archer maine what you see'," Johns said connected Wide World of Sports' Immortal Behaviour.

"After astir 5 minutes Billy went, 'Superstar'.

"So, look out.

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"Whether they tin support clasp of him ... due to the fact that there's each that speech that they've got to fto Tedesco go."

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Nateski's assertion that the Roosters would person to offload Tedesco to clasp Suaalii was slammed by Johns connected past week's variation of Wide World of Sports' Freddy and The Eighth, with the legendary halfback branding his comments "rude" and "extraordinary".

Johns besides pointed retired that successful the aboriginal 2000s Anthony Minichiello bided his clip astatine the Roosters down Luke Phillips, the club's first-choice fullback astatine the time.

Suaalii is contracted to the Tri-colours until the extremity of this twelvemonth and has subordinate options for 2023 and 2024.

"It's freakish," Johns said of the young gun.

"It's frightening the imaginable helium has to play immoderate presumption successful the backline different than halfback. You could play him anywhere: five-eighth, we cognize what helium tin bash connected (a) wing, centre, but fullback. Ultimately that's his presumption — fullback.

"I anticipation helium stays at the Chooks for the remainder of his life."

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