A heated debate has emerged regarding claims Roosters young gun Joseph Suaalii is one of the NRL’s most “over-hyped” young players amid a Tricolours form slump.
The 19-year-old is earning a reported $700,000 this season and has another year remaining on his contract before he joins rugby union in 2025.
Suaalii was handed a mammoth three-year deal from Rugby Australia, where he is set to earn over $5 million to represent the Wallabies.
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While he emerged as a genuine force in 2022 and was included in the NSW Blues extended squad, Suaalii hasn’t been at his best this season under Trent Robinson.
The Daily Telegraph’s Paul Crawley wrote on Monday: “If the Wallabies think Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii is going to solve all their problems they are kidding…