Group of Sydney Roosters stars set to dedicate premiership win to late icon Arthur Beetson A GROUP of Roosters stars will dedicate a premiership win to Arthur Beetson in honour of the Queensland icon's role in bringing a generation of talent to the club. Nearly two years after his shock death from a heart attack, the spirit of Artie will course through several Roosters players when they face Manly in Sunday's grand final at ANZ Stadium. The late Beetson was not only Australia's first indigenous captain but he also possessed a razor-sharp eye for talent during his successful tenure as Sydney's recruitment chief. Of the Roosters' grand-final squad, six players were spotted by Big Artie - skipper Anthony Minichiello, Mitchell Aubusson, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Frank-Paul Nu'uausala, Jake Friend and Mitchell Pearce. Beetson, 66, collapsed just 14 months after the Roosters' 2010 grand final loss to the Dragons, a tragedy still vivid for many. Anthony Minichiello and Shaun Kenny-Dowall were recruited by Arthur Beetson. "Artie's spirit will be with the side when they run out there on Sunday night," said Jamie Mathiou, the Roosters' Queensland-based scout who was employed by Beetson. There's a few boys who want to win it for him. As a person Artie is still missed a lot by many people in the game and at the Roosters. Arthur and I were really close. He put me on as a recruitment bloke and he used to come to my place twice a week for dinner. I was absolutely shattered by his death. I was planning to see him the following week and then I found out he was gone. If you speak to people at the club, they appreciate what he did. Roosters coach Trent Robinson chats to NRL 360 about his admiration for Mitchell Pearce. It is a testament to Beetson's talent-spotting prowess that the Roosters' Super Six were signed from all points of the compass. Minichiello was the son of Italian folk in Sydney's west. Pearce was found at a schoolboy carnival. Artie snapped up Friend on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. Kenny-Dowall was a Kiwi backpacker. Aubusson hails from the NSW far north coast town of Ballina, while Beetson grabbed Auckland-born Nu'uausala when he was cut by the Warriors. Hooker Friend, who joined the club from Noosa in 2008, said it was his loyalty to Beetson that convinced him to shun interest from the Broncos and Cowboys. "There were a few clubs interested," he said. But Artie was the one who spotted me and then I came down and met everyone at the Roosters. At the time, that was where I felt I wanted to go. I spoke to the Broncos but the Roosters were most keen and Artie was great for me. I've been here ever since and I'm glad I made that call. Roosters star Michael Jennings admits he had an attitude problem at Penrith but is grateful for the second chance he's been given at the Roosters.