$800k Origin firebrand traded in player swap

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Newcastle is poised to vessel erstwhile State of Origin prop David Klemmer down the roadworthy to Concord successful a subordinate swap with Wests Tigers.

Nine's Danny Weidler reports Tigers five-eighth Jackson Hastings has signed a three-year woody with the Knights and "will commencement with the nine wrong a week".

In instrumentality the Tigers volition get Klemmer, who had a bully 2022 play form-wise for Newcastle but is eating up a important chunk of the club's wage headdress - believed to beryllium successful the vicinity of $800,000 for adjacent season.

The power volition escaped up a ample wad of wealth for the Knights arsenic they proceed their pursuit of a classy halfback.

Klemmer, who turns 29 adjacent month, has played 19 Tests for Australia and 14 Origin games for New South Wales, but has not been seen connected the typical signifier since 2019.

Many pundits believed helium was hard done by to beryllium l eft retired of Brad Fittler's Blues squad this twelvemonth and last.

Hastings, 26, heads to his 4th NRL club, having started his vocation astatine the Roosters past gone to Manly, which helium near pursuing a bust-up with Sea Eagles skipper Daly Cherry-Evans.

Hastings spent 3 years successful the Super League successful England earlier joining the Tigers this year.

He helped the nine to a mid-season revival of sorts, but yet was not successful caller manager Tim Sheens' plans for play 2023.

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