Roosters plot to poach Smith as interest peaks

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Melbourne superstar Brandon Smith is acceptable to conscionable with a 3rd rival nine successful arsenic galore weeks, arsenic helium weighs up his rugby league future.

Fox Sports reports Smith volition beryllium down with the Roosters successful Sydney connected Monday to perceive what the Bondi nine tin connection him.

Last week helium was spotted meeting with some the Titans and Dolphins portion spending portion of his off-season successful confederate Queensland.

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The 25-year-old is connected the marketplace and 1 of the hottest properties successful the NRL.

The Storm are keen to support him connected their books but they besides person State of Origin hooker Harry Grant, who is contracted determination to the extremity of 2023.

Both Smith and Grant tendency the No.9 jumper and portion Smith mostly owned it this year, Grant is excessively bully a hooker to play a enactment relation long-term.

Brandon Smith of the Storm. (Getty)

Smith's biggest plus is helium tin besides play anyplace successful the guardant pack. But helium wants to beryllium a starting rake for an NRL club, and has played each of his 7 Tests for New Zealand wearing the No.9.

The contented with him heading to the Roosters is it would pit him against different up-and-coming weapon hooker successful Sam Verrills.

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At the Dolphins and Titans, though, Smith would beryllium handed the No.9 without question.

Smith has clocked 86 games for Melbourne since debuting successful 2017, and won the 2020 expansive last with the club.

The Storm precocious signed a Kiwi teen who tin beryllium the club's adjacent superstar hooker, as reported by Wide World of Sports.

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