James Tedesco

As a full back for Sydney Roosters, James Tedesco is ranked number 4 in the competition. His recent performance has been good with an average of 6.7 over the last 5 rounds, playing . For the season he is averaging 6.7. His consistency has been variable but overall performance has been strong.

James Tedesco (born 8 January 1993), nicknamed "Teddy", is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback and captains the Sydney Roosters in the NRL and Australia. A former Australian International Test and New South Wales State of Origin captain, Tedesco is widely regarded as one of the best rugby league fullbacks of all time.

He previously played for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League. He has played for Italy and Australia at international level.

Tedesco has played at representative level for the Prime Minister's XIII, New South Wales City and New South Wales in the State of Origin series up until 2023. He is a dual NRL premiership winning player of 2018 and 2019.

Tedesco was born in the north-western Sydney suburb of Ryde, New South Wales, Australia. His father is of Italian descent. He was raised on a 100 hectare property in Menangle in Sydney's south west, complete with his own football field with goal posts. Tedesco played his junior football with the Camden Rams. His father said of his early years, "James couldn't even make the junior rep squad for Wests when he was 14, and from then on he's always sort of scraped in. But once he's made those teams, he's gone on to finish as the best player."