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<\/p>\n\u201cIt makes clubs be really aware of planning for the future really well. And if you\u2019re clear on what your team looks like, not in 2026, but in 2027, 2028, 2029, then you\u2019re going to plan towards that and sign those players.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the competition [to sign players] creates better planning for the clubs currently in the competition, so I think that\u2019s a good thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Roosters great James Tedesco.Credit: Getty Images<\/p>\n
Tedesco has arguably never been in better form<\/a>, which Robinson attributed to his quest for \u201ccontinual improvement\u201d.<\/p>\n While dual premiership winner Tedesco rates as one of the Roosters\u2019 greatest signings, there is hope\u00a0Daly Cherry-Evans<\/a> can have a similar impact next season.<\/p>\n The Manly captain is reported to have agreed to terms with the Roosters some time ago, but no deal has been announced, and there is zero chance of that happening this week, given the two clubs clash at Brookvale on Saturday in a fixture crucial to their finals hopes.<\/p>\n With six rounds remaining, Manly are currently ninth on the premiership ladder, and the Roosters are 10th, two points behind them.<\/p>\n \u201cI know it\u2019s definitely a talking point,\u201d Robinson said of Cherry-Evans.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve seen that already. But that\u2019s a bit of a sideshow to what really matters this weekend for us … nothing\u2019s been signed or anything like that, so those conversations will take place when they need to.<\/p>\n \u201cBut this week\u2019s not the week either. I don\u2019t think we\u2019re going to agree to anything this week or sign anything this week. That\u2019ll come in due course.<\/p>\n Loading<\/p>\n \u201cBut I think both our focus is on playing footy and doing the best we can this weekend and for the rest of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n After a three-day training camp on the Central Coast, the Roosters are confident they can still make the finals. Their next two games, against Manly and the Dolphins, could prove decisive.<\/p>\n But even if they fall short, Robinson believes he is building a premiership squad, especially with NSW Origin hooker Reece Robson<\/a> already signed for next year.<\/p>\n \u201cWe openly say that we want to play for premierships,\u201d Robinson said.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat does that look like? Are you developing a team to play for premierships?\u201d<\/p>\n Robinson said Victor Radley, who has been named in jersey No.22 this week because of a shoulder problem, was \u201ctouch and go\u201d and would need to pass a fitness test on Friday.<\/p>\n NRL is Live and Free on Channel 9 & 9Now<\/a><\/p>\n