The Roosters narrowly avoided an NRL doomsday. Now they face a $5m problem
However, the rugby league gods had other plans and a first-round loss to NRL newcomers the Dolphins wasn’t in the script.
Now Tricolours powerbrokers face a $5 million salary cap headache to keep the nucleus of their team intact.Grading: BThe hooker made the high-profile switch from the Storm in the off-season and arrived at the Roosters with high expectations and a $800,000 salary to boot. He then delivered a mammoth performance in their finals victory over the Sharks to give Roosters fans reason to be optimistic in 2024.The 20-year-old backrower was a first grader in-waiting according to Trent Robinson and blossomed to the point the club are reportedly willing to allow Angus Crichton to depart.
Get all the latest NRL news, highlights and analysis delivered straight to your inbox with Fox Sports Sportmail.Fresh off signing a bumper contract with Rugby Australia, Suaalii was expected to set the world alight but struggled. However, the halfback prodigy put his head down and slotted back in to first grade as if nothing had happened and was praised by league legend Braith Anasta.“The one thing about Sam Walker is he is the type of player who can come up with big moments, he made that look so easy when he came up with the field goal.
Robinson’s outfit could have almost kissed their finals hopes goodbye when they sat in 14th as late as Round 22. Suaalii fell into a form slump as the centre struggled to deal with months of headlines about his move.
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