JAMES Tedesco’s shift to Bondi will have an impact on the Sydney Roosters’ backline and one Tricolours star has already been talking to a rival.

Meanwhile, a Gold Coast Titan’s radical treatment to overcome injury.

And who the Wests Tigers should target for 2018.

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Round 19

SKD TO KNIGHTS?

A number of the Roosters’ outside backs are off contract and the signing of James Tedesco puts more uncertainty surrounding their futures at Bondi.

With Blake Ferguson, Michael Gordon, Johnny Tuivasa-Sheck, Daniel Tupou and Shaun Kenny-Dowall all without deals beyond 2017, the Roosters may opt not to re-sign some of them.

Shaun Kenny-Dowall has been spotted talking to Nathan Brown. Source: Getty Images

One star who could be on the move is Kenny-Dowall after pictures taken by Fairfax Media showed the Kiwi international dining with Newcastle coach Nathan Brown in The Junction on Wednesday night.

Despite missing out on players such as Jack Bird, Matt Prior, Dale Finucane and Matt Scott, the Knights are determined to land some big name signings.

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‘TIGERS SHOULD TARGET DOGS’

Former rugby league player Gorden Tallis reckons the Wests Tigers should return serve following the news that the Bulldogs had pinched Aaron Woods and James Tedesco.

“I’d go after the Bulldogs players,” Tallis told The Late Show with Matty Johns.

“I’d go after James Graham, Josh Reynolds, I’d go after their big names straight away.”

Matty Johns had different ideas.

“In an ideal world you go after Gareth Widdop and I’d play him at fullback which leaves (Luke) Brooks in the halves,” Johns said.

“I’d offer Widdop $1 million and offer Cooper Cronk $1.3 million.”

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MINI BACKS PEARCE FOR ORIGIN

Roosters legend Anthony Minichiello has backed Tricolours halfback Mitchell Pearce to return to the Origin arena this year.

Pearce, who hasn’t played for NSW since 2015, has been in fine form this season and Minichiello reckons he deserves another crack.

“He’s in a great headspace, he’s the clearest he’s been since his career (began),” Minichiello told NRL Tonight.

“He’s running the side really well that the moment, he’s got a good partnership with Luke Keary, he’s played with James Maloney before and they had a good partnership too.

“I feel he warrants his selection ... in Origin you need to pick the people who are in form.”

TITAN’S RADICAL TREATMENT

NRL.com reports Gold Coast recruit Dan Sarginson has been undergoing a radical treatment called platelet rich plasma (PRP) to help him with his patella tendinitis.

The issue has affected the England international’s start to his NRL career, but believes it’s been helped by the treatment.

PRP therapy involves extracting the patient’s blood, separating the platelets then injecting the concentrated solution into the damaged tissue.

Titans player Dan Sarginson. Photo: Steve Holland Source: News Corp Australia

“This PRP has really seemed to help. I’m feeling loads better this time,” Sarginson said.

“I usually wouldn’t be able to train midweek. After the Roosters (round one) game I couldn’t walk for probably a week, it was just too sore. So for me to be able to walk the next day was a bonus this week and to be out there training obviously means it’s getting a lot better.”

KICKSTART SHARKS NEEDED

Cronulla fullback Valentine Holmes believes the club’s narrow win over the Knights in round five was the catalyst for their impressive wins over Melbourne and Penrith.

The Sharks had a mixed start to the season but have now won four straight.

“It all came off the back of our one-point win over Newcastle,” Holmes told NRL Tonight.

“It gave us a knock on the head to always think positive. We went down to Melbourne positive and we got that good win and we carried that on through to the Penrith game.”

After losing just one game at home last season, the Sharks have lost two of three games this year at Southern Cross Group Stadium.

“That’s one thing Flanno’s been talking about and that’s our winning streak at home, and we haven’t had the best start this year,” Holmes said.

“He’s put the foot down and he wants us to turn it around now.”

TAUKEIAHO’S HELPING HAND

Roosters lock Sio Siua Taukeiaho has credited teammate Jared Waerea-Hargreaves for helping him through his recovery following a horror knee injury.

Taukeiaho, who returned to playing on Good Friday, suffered a ACL rupture in round 25 last season.

He turned to JWH who had been through the same difficult injury the previous year.

Sio Siua Taukeiaho in action. Picture: Gregg Porteous Source: News Corp Australia

“He’d give me tips all the time about what I needed to do and what I needed to work on through my rehab. He went through something similar so he knew exactly what I was going through so it was a huge advantage to have him there by my side,” Taukeiaho told NRL.com.

“Rehab was tough for me. I hated having to wake up every day at 7 in the morning for an 8am start. I knew I’d get smashed throughout the whole week and at the time you’re thinking to yourself ‘what if something happens again?’ but I’m just so glad that everything worked out.”

NO FRANK FOR SAMOA

Samoa captain Frank Pritchard won’t be available for the nation’s mid-season Test against England due to a three-month foot injury.

Pritchard suffered the injury in Parramatta’s loss to the Warriors and Samoa coach Matt Parish admits it’s a huge blow for the side who will be aiming to knock off the Wayne Bennett-coached English outfit.

“Losing Frank is a big blow for us but it will give an opportunity to someone else and we are still going to have a strong team,” Parish told the RLWC2017 website.

“It is unfortunate that frank is out but we are still going to have him in camp because he is an important part of our team.”

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