James Tedesco is the fullback of the future at Wests Tigers, but even skipper Robbie Farah doesn’t know if that NRL future is a matter of weeks, months or years away.

Tedesco continued pushing his case for a round one start with another promising trial display against the Sydney Roosters on Saturday night, including a blistering try after barely a minute of play.

Selection against Cronulla in just under a fortnight would cap a stunning rise through the ranks for the 19-year-old, given he was playing in the SG Ball competition for under 18s this time last year.

“Everything that has been thrown at him so far he’s handled and I guess that’s a good sign,” Farah said of the No.1 in waiting.

“The club has got high expectations of him, obviously they’ve signed him up long-term – he’s the future fullback of this club, whether that’s round one or not, I’m not sure.

“But definitely there’s quality signs from him there and we’re all excited about what potentially he can do.

“Sometimes you throw a kid in to the trials and you know straight away that they can’t handle it, they need a bit more time, but I think he’s shown that he’s ready and now it’s just up to the coach whether he think’s he’s ready.”

Coach Tim Sheens has already stated that he’s not going to rush the youngster just because he has a vacancy at the back, which has been created by Tim Moltzen’s shift to halfback.

Farah said it was important for the senior players to ensure they keep the youngster’s feet on the ground.

“He’s kind of come from nowhere really – SG Ball to first grade in less than 12 months is pretty decent.

“We don’t want to put too much pressure on the kid.”