Shane Flanagan has agreed to phrases with the St George Illawarra Dragons to be the brand new head coach from 2024.
Now he has to get to work protecting his greatest participant.
Million greenback celebrity Ben Hunt, who can negotiate with rivals from November 1, has discovered himself out of the halves and beginning at hooker beneath interim coach Ryan Carr regardless of making it clear he needs to put on the No.7 jersey.
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Earlier this month News Corp reported Hunt would request an instantaneous launch if the Dragons’ new coach tried to maneuver him to dummy-half long run.
Flanagan has since confirmed Hunt can be his first selection halfback however rival golf equipment have already begun plotting to swoop on the Maroons star.
Hunt has additionally declared he has little curiosity in being a part of a rebuild, one thing many imagine the Dragons desperately want.
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News Corp reported on Thursday that the Titans — who expressed curiosity in Hunt earlier than he re-signed with the Dragons final 12 months — have made one other method to the veteran playmaker.
Hunt confirmed to News Corp that he had fielded a casual method from the Gold Coast membership, whereas it’s been reported that the Titans are keen and capable of supply him $900,000 a season.
“I really haven’t made any decisions on (my future) yet. I haven’t talked to ‘Flanno’ or anyone since the decisions were made,” Hunt mentioned.
“There’s always a couple of clubs interested that have thrown their hat in the ring. I’m not going to go into too many details.
“I haven’t had any official offers or anything from anyone at all. At the moment I’m contracted to the Dragons.”
Hunt admitted he’d “never say no” to returning to Queensland however left the door open on his future.
It comes after Fox League’s James Hooper revealed at the very least three rival golf equipment — together with the Titans — are circling with Phil Gould and the Bulldogs having already met with him.
“I heard as recently as today that powerbrokers have met with Ben Hunt. They have sat down with him,” Hooper mentioned on NRL360.
“They can’t table anything, he’s under contract so they can’t be seen to do anything that’s outside the parameters of the rules.
“But it’s as simple as a conversation ‘look if you’re not happy with the way that things have transpired and you do decide that you would like to have a change then we will be all ears’.
“And they’re not the only ones, there’s a couple of clubs in Queensland as well, the Titans and the Cowboys.”
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NRL360 host Braith Anasta then questioned whether or not the Tigers might be within the combine following stories Luke Brooks had rejected an extension.
“If Brooks leaves the Tigers would he be a good fit for them?” Anasta requested.
Hooper nonetheless mentioned he believed the Tigers would come up brief in any race for the veteran playmaker.
“Ben Hunt at this stage in his career he wants to win a premiership and if I look at the Wests Tigers as an option and look at the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs as an option I know which way I would be going.”
Source: www.foxsports.com.au