Dragons interim head coach Ryan Carr has revealed he doesn’t know “what the future holds” concerning Ben Hunt’s place in his beginning 17.
Following Anthony Griffin’s departure, Carr has been tasked with turining the Red V membership’s season round and the 34-year-old has already made large adjustments.
Carr introduced each Zac Lomax and Jacob Liddle again into the Dragons’ aspect forward of Round 12 — however the stand-in coach reportedly insisted that Griffin has already deliberate their return.
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Meanwhile, Griffin had additionally switched Hunt to dummy-half in earlier weeks and it’s now as much as Carr to get one of the best out of the membership’s milliondollar man.
“He’s (Hunt) going to play halfback this week for us because that’s what he was signed here to play at the club,” Carr mentioned to the SMH.
“But what the future holds, I don’t know.
“He’s a world-class nine and he’s a world-class seven. So we’re pretty blessed. The good thing about Ben is he’s a great leader and he’s a great team person, and he’s 100 per cent selfless.
“So he does whatever is best for the team and what we feel like we need.
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“We’ve got an Origin period coming up so we’ve got to figure a few things out as a team ourselves.”
The shock reveal comes solely days after Fox League’s James Hooper mentioned that Hunt may pressure his means out of the membership if switched to hooker.
“If Ryles wants to shift him to dummy-half, if he thinks it is his best position… that will be a red flag,” Hooper mentioned on Wednesday evening.
“That will be, in my view, all she wrote at the Red V. He will ask for a release, he sees himself as an NRL halfback.”
He additionally revealed that telephones have been “running hot” following Griffin’s departure, with the Bulldogs doubtlessly trying to signal the gun halfback.
Carr additionally opened up on Griffin’s exit and mentioned “there’s no more excuses” because the Dragons look to show their fortunes round.
“(Griffin) has done a lot for those players in his time here and for the club,” Carr mentioned.
“He’s been really good to them and a good mentor for them. So obviously there are some good relationships there, and they’ve all got around him and made sure that he’s right because that’s the most important thing, checking in on him.
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“I never wanted that to happen to a mate, but the club have asked me to do a job so I’m going to do a job the best as I can for the team.
“The club’s made a decision, and we’re on board. We all just move forward now. There is no more speculation that’s happened. There’s no more excuses.”
Roosters assistant Jason Ryles has firmed because the favorite to take over because the Dragons’ head coach in 2024.
Roosters coach Trent Robinson has additionally reportedly given Ryles permission to barter with Red V powerbrokers.
A choice concerning his long-term future is predicted to be introduced subsequent week.
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