While the majority of focus is spent on Ben Huntโs contract negotiations, reports suggest the St George Illawarra Dragons may have a number of dissatisfied players in their ranks at the moment.
With another season ending in no-manโs-land โ too good for the wooden spoon but not good enough for the NRL finals โ the Daily Telegraph has reported that talented back-rowers Jaydn SuโA and Blake Lawrie are at the top of a list of โdisgruntledโ players in the Red V ranks.
SuโA is reported to have asked for an early release from his current contract, which currently keeps him at the club until the end of 2024.
This is SuโAโs first year at the Red V, and while his season started with some strong showings, heโs struggled to make as much of an impact since his return from a syndesmosis injury that kept him out for six weeks, having to watch his new team's finals hopes collapse from the sidelines.
But despite the Dragonsโ woes over the second half of the season, the clubโs general manager of football Ben Haran has denied the reports โ and not for the first time.
โWeโve heard a murmur about it, but nothing formal has come to us,โ Haran told the Telegraph.
โJaydn certainly hasnโt asked for a release, not at this stage anyway.
โWeโre all a bit frustrated about the way weโve gone this year, but Jaydn is a big part of our future.โ
SuโA will play his 100th NRL game this week, after stints at both the Brisbane Broncos and South Sydney Rabbitohs.
Lawrie, who came through the clubโs junior ranks, is off-contract at the end of 2023, which means heโll be available to talk to rival clubs come November 1.
