Dragons CEO Ryan Webb and incoming coach Shane Flanagan aim to convince Ben Hunt that the club can achieve success during the remaining two years of his contract as they look to strengthen the team’s leadership group.
Hunt formally sought a release from the Dragons on Sunday but his request was immediately rejected and Webb and Flanagan now plan to meet with the St George Illawarra captain after Origin II to discuss his future.
“We understood those and I think there's a couple of other pieces that he wants to talk about, but we haven't had the chance to sit with him face to face and talk those through. The speculation about Hunt’s future emerged at about the same time it became likely St George Illawarra would part ways with Anthony Griffin as coach, but Webb did not believe that -or the appointment of his successor - was a key issue.
However, that has left a leadership vacuum, with Jack de Belin captaining the team against the Dolphins as Hunt was on Origin duty, Blake Lawrie and Jaydn Su’A were injured, and Zac Lomax had been playing NSW Cup.
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