Roosters' awkward Suaalii revelation amid $4.8m call

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The Roosters person "not heard a thing" from Joseph Suaalii aft Rugby Australia's $4.8 cardinal play for the prodigy, according to Nine's Danny Weidler.

The improvement follows Weidler's study which stated Rugby Australia was "close" to signing Suaalii for 2025, contempt the anticipation of a last-minute play from Roosters president Nick Politis.

"Suaalii is expected to marque an announcement connected his aboriginal soon aft receiving immense offers from some sides," Weidler told 9News Sydney connected Friday.

"Joseph Suaalii has not yet signed with Rugby Australia. They judge it is adjacent but it's decidedly not signed.

"It is my knowing that Suaalii is gathering with his interior sanctum and has been this day to determine connected his future.

"But erstwhile determination is astir $4.8 cardinal positive connected the table, it's going to beryllium hard for the 19-year-old to accidental nary to rugby."

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The roar youngster is contracted to the Roosters until the extremity of 2024, but Rugby Australia hopes to unafraid his services successful clip for the British and Irish Lions circuit the pursuing year.

Suaalii was a schoolboy rugby prima who met with erstwhile Wallabies manager Dave Rennie successful 2021before electing to statesman his nonrecreational vocation successful the NRL.

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