Melbourne Storm hope Billy Slater plays on in 2018

The Melbourne Storm hope that Billy Slater decides to play another season with the club but will not pressure him into a decision.

Storm Football Director Frank Ponissi said the club would be thrilled to have the champion fullback play on in 2018.

“We would love Billy to be here for another 12 months,” Ponissi told The Courier Mail.

“We’ve had some preliminary talks asking Billy about his current thoughts and at some stage, we will escalate things further.

“We have enormous respect for what Billy has done for this club and for that reason we don’t want to pressure him into a decision.’’

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“We’re still not sure if Billy will be here next year, but we’re hoping. I see no reason whatsoever why Billy can’t play on for another 12 months.

“The only issue for us would be if Billy decided he has had enough.”