The day Freddy knew Suaalii would make it in the NRL

"I knew Joseph was playing and that was part of the reason. Actually, that was a lot of the reason,'' Fittler told the"I was hoping he'd get the ball but he barely touched it this day. But he was still too good for them. He took an intercept for a try, made a couple of breaks and set up a try. Scots won the game right on the bell. I thought the stand was going to come down."But Joseph had it all. He read the game. And he had the skills.

Fittler debuted for Penrith when he was 17 and can still remember his first reserve-grade game against Manly. Sea Eagles forward John Jones grabbed him by the throat and nearly decked him. He had to mark up on Kiwi international Joe Ropati. "Playing the code that pays the most dollars is very dangerous,'' Fittler said. "I just hope he plays the game he really wants to play. To put a 16-year-old in the newspaper and talking about all this money, it's a bad look. Nobody wins. I understand it's a big story. The biggest story right now is about a 16-year-old who has never played the game. I'm not sure what that says about our game.

Being at a club like Souths and having Wayne Bennett mentoring him would also work in Suaalii's favour, said Fittler.

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