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Damien Cook Reckons Latrell Mitchell Is A Better Fullback Than James Tedesco

Damien Cook Reckons Latrell Mitchell Is A Better Fullback Than James Tedesco

Teddy has two-time Premierships and a Dally M medal to his name, but Cook believes Mitchell is still top dog in the No.1 jersey.

Max Sherry

Max Sherry

There's not much James Tedesco has left to achieve on the footy field.

He's a two-time Premiership winner, a Dally M medallist and he's widely regarded as the best fullback of his generation.

But there's someone better than him in that position, well, at least according to Damien Cook.

James Tedesco.
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South Sydney Rabbitohs hooker Cook believes his teammate Latrell Mitchell is better in the No.1 jersey than Tedesco.

"Latrell Mitchell, easy," Cook said when asked who was the best fullback out of the two.

Latrell Mitchell.
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Granted, there's obviously a bit of bias within Cook's assessment due to the fact that Mitchell is his Bunnies teammate.

But the New South Wales State of Origin No.9 has his reasons for his selection - and they seem pretty valid to be fair.

"He's our go-to. With him on the field, we know we're a chance of winning every game," Cook added.

"That's the same feeling I used to get with Greg (Inglis) and Sam (Burgess), running out alongside them.

"He's grown as a player, massively over the last 12 months. I think he's well in control of his emotions and just knows the footy he's been playing lately will do the talking for him."

Age-old rivals the Bunnies and the Roosters are set to lock horns this Friday evening (AEDT) at ANZ Stadium.

But fiery team rivalries aside, all eyes will be on the fascinating matchup at fullback between Tedesco and Mitchell.

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