“Someone her age being able to play at the highest level is phenomenal in itself,” Prince said, having also named her to make her NRLW debut off the bench on Saturday.

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“Just with her work ethic and ability to adapt to the environment she’s in … she certainly has that capability of fitting into a professional environment.

“From my point of view, she can play anywhere – she can play in the middle, she at a pinch could go up front, but she has the speed and agility to play in the outside backs.

“She’s just got that real hard edge and willingness to work hard, and that’s a really good foundation to forge any career.”

Brigginshaw said such had been the way Sauaso and Adams had blended into the squad, they presented figures who bellied their tender ages.

“I don’t look at them as young players, they’re so mature and they’ve been in the system for a while,” Brigginshaw said.

“With Shalom, she’s been in so many different teams that she knows what she’s doing, and she knows what to do when she gets here … [and] Skyla has come such a long way, she’s leading the team and jumping in where she can.

“She [Sauaso] treats her sport as a professional, so she trains extremely hard. She’s still got a lot to learn, I wouldn’t say she’s the perfect player, and she knows that and knows she’s got a lot to learn, but that’s where the older girls like to help them.”