The Sydney Roosters have made a positive step towards the future by signing Lachlan Metcalfe for the next two seasons.
While many fans may be unfamiliar with Lachlan Metcalfe, the halfback is a talent to watch in the future and might be Sam Walker’s future teammate if he maintains his present form.
Prior to joining the Roosters, he spent last season with the Parramatta Eels’ Under-16s development squad.
He is now a member of the Sydney Roosters’ top youth program, playing in the Harold Matthews Cup and is expected to progress via the club’s pathways system.
Metcalfe is coming off a strong performance in the first round of the Harold Matthews Cup. He is the competition’s current leading point scorer, having scored two tries and kicked two goals in their 30-16 loss to the Canterbury Bulldogs.
Zero Tackle can reveal that Lachlan Metcalfe has signed a two-year deal with the Sydney Roosters for the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
“He’s sort of born into rugby league, and he’s just a tremendous human,” his agent Scott Jones from Aria Management Group told Zero Tackle.
“He captained the (Under-15s) CHS squad. Player of the tournament up there, and the Roosters signed him to a terrific agreement that includes two morning training sessions with the NRL.”
“He’s just calm, collected, got a great forward-kicking game, great running game and he’s tipped to be a player for the future.”
A student at Hills Sports High School, Lachlan is not only successful on the field but also off it, having been elected into all the student leadership groups and is now on the school’s SRC [Student Representative Council].
He is the younger brother of Blake Metcalfe. Blake has been practicing as a fullback with the Manly Sea Eagles this preseason after playing for them in the Jersey Flegg Cup last season.
He has not only helped Lachlan improve his trade and ability in the game, but he has also served as a solid mentor to his younger brother.
“You can expect huge things from him. When asked what fans could expect to see from him, Jones replied, “He’s got a great boot, kicks a couple 40/20 most games, and he’s got a real nice running and passing game.”
“He’s a 16-year-old kid that doesn’t sweat,” he told me.
“Whether it’s the first or seventeenth minute of the game, he never runs out of air. He never gets agitated or panics. He’s such a calm and composed player.
“As long as he keeps working hard, which I know he does, he should set himself up for hopefully a nice little leg up to having a good career as an elite athlete.”
