The Dolphins have signed three rising stars, including the younger brother of NRL speedster James Roberts, as their build toward the 2023 season gathers steam.
The NRL’s newest club has secured five-eighth Michael Roberts, hooker Harrison Graham and outside back Valynce Te Whare.
Roberts scored the match-winning try of the 2021 southern-Queensland final of the NRL Schoolboy Cup.
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The excitement machine produced a stellar 80-metre effort to break an 18-all deadlock with Marsden High just three minutes out from the full-time siren, clinching the title for Palm Beach-Currumbin High.
He’s not only the younger brother of James Roberts but a nephew of former Roosters star Amos Roberts, the top try-scorer of the 2004 NRL season.
The attainment of young guns Roberts, Graham and Te Whare follows the signing of gun Storm back-rower Felise Kaufusi in November, on a deal beginning in 2023.
“Since the Dolphins’ recruitment team first came together to discuss players, we have always been of the view that squad members 21 to 30 are just as important as players one to 10,” said Dolphins chief executive Terry Reader.
“These three young players have been recruited from different backgrounds and different competitions. This underlines that we are doing extensive recruitment to build a balanced and talented roster for our entry to the 2023 NRL competition.
“It also adds to the work we are already doing with junior development to ensure the future of the Dolphins, including a junior Dolphins NRL academy camp we held this week.
“That group of young players will always hold a place in history as attendees at the first-ever junior Dolphins NRL training camp.”
James Roberts is without a contract for the 2022 NRL season after Wests Tigers chose not to trigger an option in their favour to retain him.
The 28-year-old has scored 77 tries from 160 NRL games with the Rabbitohs, Panthers, Titans, Broncos and Tigers, since debuting in 2011.
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