18 year old Sydney Roosters fullback Latrell Mitchell (pictured) continues to stamp himself as one of the NRL’s future stars, despite the Roosters lowly position on the NRL ladder.

The Roosters season took another hit on Monday night, going down 20 – 16 to a Penrith side that was well lead by Jamie Soward in wet conditions in Sydney.

Mitchell, whose  two tries were the highlight for the beaten Roosters team says his team struggled to handle the slippery ball despite defending well.