The Sydney Roosters are developing rugby league talent, with 17 players debuting in recent years.
Move over, Penrith. The NRL has a new pathway to rugby league stardom, and based on the past three years, it goes right through Bondi.
A deep dive into this week's squad to face Canberra has revealed 17 of the 24-man squad have made their first grade debut at the Sydney Roosters.
And 10 of them in their last three years.
It's an academy that not only dispels the myth about their so-called lack of juniors, but has the Tricolours set up for a potential loss of homegrown talent.
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