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Brad Fittler calls for NRL to allow teen phenom Joseph Suaalii to make early first grade debut – Wide World of Sports
‘Sometimes you’ve got to bend the rules’
He was one of the players that made a first-grade debut at 17, and now Brad Fittler has backed Joseph Suaalii to make a successful transition to the top level.
With the 16-year-old being offered top dollar to make a switch to rugby union, ARL Commission chairman Peter V’landys is considering bending the NRL’s rules to allow Suaalii to debut for Souths before he turns 18.
Players have previously debuted prior to turning 18, with Fittler being one such example with the Panthers back in 1989, and…
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