Daniel Tupou has stepped away from the game just days after the Sydney Roosters claimed the grand final. The winger departs the competition as a four-time premiership winner, all earned with the Roosters, having never suited up for a rival team.
The Roosters said they were "lost for words" at his departure. Tupou's full NRL journey was spent in red, white and blue, leaving him regarded as one of the most dedicated one-club men in the competition's recent history.