{"id":280908,"date":"2023-03-25T06:23:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-25T07:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=280908"},"modified":"2023-03-25T21:00:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-25T21:00:21","slug":"roosters-classy-response-to-4-8m-suaalii-blow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=280908","title":{"rendered":"Roosters' classy response to $4.8m Suaalii blow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sydney Roosters<\/a> young gun Joseph Suaalii<\/a> will depart the club for rugby when his contract expires at the end of 2024.<\/p>\n

The development follows Danny Weidler's report on Friday regarding Rugby Australia's $4.8 million play for the prodigious teen<\/a>.\ufeff<\/p>\n

With the three-year multimillion-dollar contract, Suaalii is set to become the highest-paid player in Australian rugby history – on a per-season basis.<\/p>\n

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He will also be eligible to play for the Wallabies late in 2024 – in time for the 2025 British and Irish Lions tour the following year.<\/p>\n

\"Joseph-Aukuso<\/p>\n

In a club statement released on Sunday afternoon, \ufeffthe Roosters confirmed Suaallii would switch codes.<\/p>\n

"The management of Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii have informed the Sydney Roosters that he will be departing the club at the end of his current contract term," the statement read.<\/p>\n

"Suaalii is contracted to the Roosters until the conclusion of the 2024 NRL season."<\/p>\n

Sydney Roosters head coach Trent Robinson<\/a> was pleased with the fullback's decision to see out his contract.<\/p>\n

"Joseph has been transparent with the club and we respect his decision," he said.<\/p>\n

"He has made his commitment to the Roosters club for the next year and a half crystal clear, and we're excited about the path we're on.<\/p>\n

\"Joseph<\/p>\n

Suaalii is poised to play Super Rugby for the Waratahs.<\/p>\n

In the statement, Suaalii also had grateful words for the Tricolours.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"The Sydney Roosters have been great to me and my family since I got here and the club is always going to be a big part of me," he said.<\/p>\n

"There's still a long way to go in my journey with the Roosters and my sole focus is on working hard every day to keep improving and performing my role for the team."<\/p>\n

Suaalii was a schoolboy rugby star who met with former Wallabies coach Dave Rennie in 2021<\/a>before electing to begin his professional career in the NRL.<\/p>\n

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