Tedesco contract twist deals Suaalii mega blow

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The Roosters are connected the verge of announcing a caller declaration for skipper and superstar fullback James Tedesco, reports The Sydney Morning Herald.

That's contempt the wishes of the prodigious Joseph Suaalii to play astatine fullback and the information the 19-year-old triggered an enactment successful his declaration to stay astatine the Tricolours until the extremity of 2024.

Tedesco was already contracted to the Roosters until the extremity of 2024, but is acceptable to re-sign until astatine slightest the extremity of 2025.

The eighth Immortal, Andrew Johns, past week tipped Tedesco to beryllium squeezed retired of the club owed to the beingness of Suaalii.

A mentor of Suaalii's, Steve Nateski, made akin comments successful September past year.

"I respect everything that James Tedesco has done and is doing — this is not a sound connected Teddy astatine each — but I deliberation helium has to permission the Roosters adjacent twelvemonth oregon Joseph volition beryllium gone," Nasteski said.

"Tedesco is simply a once-in-a-generation player, but Joseph is erstwhile successful a lifetime. He is going to beryllium the Michael Jordan of the NRL. No player, not Greg Inglis, not Izzy Folau, nary 1 has had the interaction of Joey successful his archetypal 18 games — and helium is simply a fullback and helium wants to beryllium a fullback.

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"I told him erstwhile helium went to the Roosters his pathway would beryllium blocked. Teddy is the archetypal choice, and possibly (Joseph) Manu is the second. Joseph volition beryllium amended than some of those guys. Manu tin play anywhere, but arsenic bully arsenic Teddy is I deliberation it's fullback oregon nothing.

"So I deliberation the Roosters volition request to determination Teddy connected adjacent year. The terms if they don't volition beryllium Joey. He is simply a fullback and a superstar."

Tedesco has said connected respective occasions that helium wants to stay a Rooster for the remainder of his career. The quality that the Roosters, Blues and Kangaroos skipper is acceptable to re-sign is simply a large measurement successful that pursuit.

Suaalii and Rabbitohs ace Alex Johnston were named Dally M squad of the twelvemonth wingers successful 2022, but Suaalii has shifted to the centres this year.

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