Burning issues: Foxx hunt has gone on long enough
It’s nearly Christmas and the futures of some of the NRL’s biggest names remain uncertain. PAUL CRAWLEY tackles 10 of the biggest questions that need to be answered.
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3. JOSH ADDO-CARR
This is another circus that has left a sour taste.
While the “Fox hunt” has gone quiet in recent weeks, the Storm and the Bulldogs both want a decision before the players return in the new year.
Melbourne want Addo-Carr to focus on 2021 while the Dogs need to know if he will be at their club in 2022 or whether they need to spend elsewhere.
Rumours Addo-Carr wants in at Souths just won’t go away even though the Rabbitohs are adamant it won’t happen.
4. BRANDON SMITH
Every club would want this bloke but it appears Smith will end up at either Brisbane or Gold Coast in 2022 because Smith wants to live in southeast Queensland.
Imagine him in the same Titans pack as David Fifita and big Tino Fa’asuamaleaui.
5. STEPHEN CRICHTON
Young Crichton is worth every cent of his reported asking price of $750,000 a season. We’re not only talking about the game’s best young centre but a young superstar more than capable of making the shift to fullback.
While the Dogs would love to land him for 2022 and beyond, it is hard to see the Panthers letting him walk unless if they can’t fit him in a cap that is busting at the seams with so many players wanting an upgrade.
10. MATT BURTON/DAINE LAURIE
The Bulldogs are desperate to get Burton for next season and the same goes for Tigers who want Laurie to play fullback, but the Panthers are playing hardball with both.
There are some other players in there too.
