Overview

• The Roosters captain claimed the NRL’s top individual honor by 22 votes over Nathan Cleary, securing his second Dally M Medal.
• He informed selectors he is unavailable for the Ashes tour to attend his brother’s wedding and undergo stem-cell knee injections.
• Tedesco said the treatment will sideline him for several weeks, describing up to six weeks off his legs.
• He backed Reece Walsh as the likely Kangaroos No.1, with incumbent Dylan Edwards and Ryan Papenhuyzen also in contention.
• The 32-year-old signaled interest in a national return at next year’s World Cup after being told he was in line for an Ashes recall.