EXCLUSIVE: Why Melbourne Storm switch would take Xavier Coates to the next level – Wide World of Sports

Rugby league immortal Andrew Johns has backed young gun Xavier Coates to play for Australia, and believes his move the Melbourne Storm is all but done.
“You join the dots; Josh Addo-Carr is going to the Bulldogs, and they want a similar like-for-like replacement,” he said on Nine’s Immortal Behaviour.
Xavier Coates in action for Brisbane. (Getty)
“He hasn’t reached the heights of Josh Addo-Carr but you can see the potential,” he said.
“A few weeks ago he got in the clear early in the game and actually…

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