Daniel Tupou registered his 300th NRL appearance for the Sydney Roosters historic club against the Parramatta Eels rivals last Saturday. The milestone was mentioned in multiple places nationwide. NRL.com, News.com.au and the Roosters’ social media pages all mentioned it.
The Roosters sat out veterans in a rotation for the match. Tedesco, Walker and Robson did not play the veterans. Stand-in player Pezut took Moses’ spot in the lineup an emerging talent. The side also brought in younger talent in the lineup. Tupou now stands among the club’s rarefied 300-game group in its annals.