Icon's warning to NRL over 'dangerous' Suaalii move

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League large Andrew Johns has warned the NRL not to connection other compensation to players who are chased by rival codes, saying it sets a "dangerous precedent".

Roosters phenom Joseph Suaalii looks acceptable to beryllium the latest NRL prima to beryllium poached, with Rugby Australia reportedly consenting to connection him a two-year woody worthy implicit $1 cardinal per season.

Johns has described Suaalii arsenic a generational talent, but warned the NRL not to dip into its ain pockets to assistance support him from switching codes.

"No, that sets a unsafe precedent. If they spot successful you cognize what happens then? What connection does it nonstop to the managers?," helium asked connected Wide World of Sports' Freddy and the Eighth.

"Every subordinate would person a rugby national declaration conscionable dangling successful beforehand of them," Roosters large Brad Fittler added.

While NRL bosses would nary uncertainty emotion to support the 19-year-old successful rugby league, Johns said determination was capable endowment coming done to marque up for a void Suaalii would permission behind.

"There's plentifulness much endowment to travel through, each twelvemonth we spot it," helium said.

"There's an abundance of talent, particularly successful the extracurricular backmost (position). The champion athletes mostly play league oregon AFL.

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"I warrant he'll travel backmost astatine immoderate stage, they each travel back. Wendell (Sailor), Lote (Tuqiri), Mat Rogers, Sam (Burgess), Sonny (Bill Williams), they each came back.

"I privation him bully luck connected the satellite stage, but I tin warrant he'll beryllium back. Maybe a bully location connected Merewether formation for him playing for Newcastle erstwhile helium comes back.

"Another Joey successful Newcastle."

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