Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson and general manager Mitchell Aubusson fronted a board meeting inside Allianz Stadium on Thursday afternoon, armed with the support of their senior players, and pleaded with club powerbrokers to rethink their plans to part ways with Victor Radley.

They got their way.

A day earlier, powerful club chairman Nick Politis had phoned long-time friend and Radley’s agent, Sam Ayoub, to advise him it would be in his client’s best interests to begin exploring potential options at rival clubs in the NRL and Super League.

Ayoub didn’t have to make many calls. His phone was already ringing hot, despite the publication in this masthead of text messages Queensland Police claimed were evidence Radley had arranged and collected a delivery of cocaine from a Sunshine Co

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