After the Dragons’ second straight thumping,their captain won’t back down on his desire to leave the club at the end of the year as Shane Flanagan locks in key staff members.
Club powerbrokers held a meeting with the star and his management on Monday morning,deciding not to release him from his deal.
St George Illawarra’s captain will hold crisis talks with the club on Monday,but the NRL has a bigger problem when top teams raid the best players from bottom feeders midway through the season.
Ben Hunt made his mind up to leave the Dragons after his 300th NRL game on May 13. Another flogging,42-22,was the final straw.
Young St George Illawarra star Jayden Sullivan says he’s in a win-win situation,regardless of whether the club’s disgruntled skipper stays or goes.
St George Illawarra will ask the NRL to investigate whether rival clubs have broken any rules in their approaches to disgruntled captain Ben Hunt.