Trent Robinson has launched a broadside at Bulldogs general manager Phil Gould over his suggestions Joseph Suaalii should leave the NRL immediately, labelling Gould’s comment “ridiculous” and rooted in fear.
Speaking for the first time since Suaalii’s $4.8 million defection to rugby union in 2025 was confirmed, Robinson said he had never assumed the 19-year-old star would always remain in rugby league nor be a “10-year player” at the Roosters.
“He can stick to his turf and we’ll stick to ours and how we want to deal with it. It showed a fair bit of fear for me about another code. Lots of players sign a year out. “We’ve got 17 teams in such a great competition. That’s the calmness that says we’re going to produce players … this is the pinnacle of any rugby competition in the world. So stay cool, relax. We’re going to produce players, so don’t come out with fearful comments about other codes. Respect both sides of it.”
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