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Joel Gould

Calls for Dolphins-Roosters NRL opener

Brad Beetson wants the season opener to be at Suncorp with a Dolphins-Roosters clash for dad Arthur. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

New NRL franchise the Redcliffe Dolphins will play seven games at Suncorp Stadium next year and the family of rugby league Immortal Arthur Beetson is behind a push for the round-one clash to be against the Sydney Roosters at the venue.

Indigenous icon Beetson won two titles with the Roosters in 1974 and 1975 and book-ended his career with stints at Redcliffe (1964-65 and 1981).

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