Coach Shane Flanagan has confirmed St George Illawarra has the salary cap space and the appetite to lure the star prop back to his junior club from next season.
St George Illawarra are the early frontrunners for Addin Fonua-Blake’s services after the superstar prop requested an immediate release from his deal with the New Zealand Warriors.
“I’m more than interested,” Flanagan told this masthead. “He has some history here with the club. He played under Dean Young as a junior. I’m always looking for quality players and he’s a very good one.” The Tongan international, who has been linked to a return to Wests Tigers, made history in 2017 by signing a deal that made him the highest-paid player yet to play in the NRL.
“From what I see when he plays fullback, his involvement is enormous. I think he could make a real fist of it,” Flanagan told this masthead. “I’d love to have him, but I just don’t know if he’s going to move. In the end, it’s not us, it’s not the Roosters, it’s just what Joey wants to do.
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