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Joseph Suaalii and the NRL’s answer to what constitutes a man and a boy – The Guardian
NRL players cannot make a first-grade debut until they turn 18 – is granting an exemption for the 17-year-old star dangerous?
Joseph Suaalii must be growing accustomed to seeing his face on the back pages of newspapers.
Had he not mid last year, when reports emerged South Sydney had signed him on a four-year deal worth $2m, the Kings School year 12 student would have shortly thereafter when Rugby Australia entered into a pricey crosscode tug of war for his signature, which ultimately ended up on a contract with the Sydney Roosters.
Suaalii is 17, and we have heard this story before. Whenever the terms prodigy and teen…
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