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‘Wanted out of the club’: Roosters gun in bombshell rumour
Rumblings have emerged a Roosters enforcer is unhappy at the glamour club, with the Origin player eyeing an early exit from his contract.
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Rumblings have emerged Roosters enforcer Spencer Leniu is unhappy at the club, with the NSW representative eyeing an early exit from his contract.
That is according to The Daily Telegraph’s Brent Read, who explained a rumour swirling about a high-profile player unhappy at his current club was regarding Leniu.
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The 24-year-old made the switch to the Tricolours ahead of the 2024 season, having won three premierships with the Panthers in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
“This has been doing the rounds... there’s been a rumour going around that Spencer Leniu wanted out of the club,” Read said on Triple M on Monday morning.
“I contacted his agent last week about it, his agent said ‘that’s not true’. I know some other journalists have contacted the Roosters about it, the Roosters have denied it.
“The player involved is Spencer Leniu.”
Trent Robinson’s Roosters lost a host of big-name players in the off-season, with Joseph Suaali’i, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Joseph Manu, Luke Keary and Terrell May all departing.
In their place, the Tricolours have signed only Chad Townsend, while rugby convert Mark Nawaqanitawase linked up with his new teammates midway through the 2024 season.
Titans superstar David Fifita, meanwhile, signed with the Roosters before completing a massive backflip and opting to remain on the Gold Coast.
Former NRL enforcer Aaron Woods then asked: “Is this worrying signs for the Roosters? They haven’t been able to sign players.”
Read replied: “They struggled yesterday in the trial didn’t they, they’ve got some issues. They’ve got a lot of money in the kit bag, I think they’re saving it for Joey Manu.
“That’s a chance, my understanding is he’s struggled a bit in rugby union, there’s a chance he may come back at some point this year... and you’d say based on yesterday they need Joey.”
The Roosters were beaten 48-10 in their final pre-season by the Knights, with Woods questioning if Robinson is under pressure.
“Nick Politis loves Trent Robinson, I don’t think he’s under immense pressure. I think there’s an expectation this year that they won’t have as good a year,” Read said.
“There’s an expectation within the club as well. So if they win the spoon yeah, but I don’t think he’s under pressure.”
Leniu could miss the first three rounds of the season after being charged for a high shot on Newcastle’s Phoenix Crossland during the Roosters’ heavy defeat to Newcastle.
Leniu was hit with a grade 2 careless high tackle charge for an incident early in Sunday’s clash and can accept a two-match ban with an early guilty plea but risks an extra week if he fights the charge and loses.
