𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦: 𝗦𝘆𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗸 (𝗡𝗼. 𝟭𝟯): 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴….𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲

In a press conference that began like any other midweek media appearance and ended in stunned silence, Sydney Roosters lock Connor Watson delivered a bombshell announcement that no one inside the club — including head coach Trent Robinson — saw coming.

Fresh off training at Moore Park, Watson stepped up to the microphone smiling, thanked the media, then casually dropped what teammates are already calling “the most Watson thing ever.”

“I’ve decided,” Watson said, pausing dramatically, “that I’m switching positions… mid-game… every game.”

The room froze.

According to Watson, the plan — dubbed “Project Thirteen Everywhere” — involves him rotating through every position on the field over the course of 80 minutes, regardless of game situation, scoreline, or common sense.

“I just feel like footy’s gone a bit predictable,” Watson explained. “One minute I’ll be locking the scrum, next minute I’ll be on the wing, then maybe five at fullback. If there’s a stoppage, I might even jump in at hooker for old times’ sake.”

Head coach Trent Robinson, visibly stunned, removed his glasses and stared at the table for several seconds before responding.

“I thought he was joking,” Robinson said. “Then he showed me a colour-coded rotation chart, laminated. That’s when I knew this was serious.”

Sources inside the club claim the Roosters’ coaching staff initially tried to talk Watson out of the idea, before realising he had already memorised every play from every position and could recite them backward.

Team captain James Tedesco later admitted the squad was “confused but impressed.”

“He asked me if I was cool with him taking a hit-up at fullback in the 73rd minute,” Tedesco said. “At this point, you just trust Connor.”

Fans reacted instantly on social media, with hashtags like #WatsonBall, #PositionlessFooty, and #LetHimCook trending within minutes.

The NRL has yet to confirm whether the tactic is legal, though a league spokesperson admitted, “There’s nothing in the rulebook that says a lock can’t play halfback, winger, and prop in the same set.”