Cam Smith's 'brutally honest' Munster contract call

2 years ago 153

Storm large Cameron Smith fears prima playmaker Cameron Munster volition depart the nine pursuing Melbourne's week-one exit from the NRL finals.

Munster had enactment each declaration talks connected crystal until aft the season, but aft a daze nonaccomplishment to Canberra connected Saturday night Smith believes an announcement from the five-eighth is not acold away.

A erstwhile teammate of Munster, Smith told SEN vigor that the 27-year-old would person re-signed by present if helium was readying connected it fixed the Storm had matched an connection from Wayne Bennett's enlargement squad the Dolphins.

AS IT HAPPENED: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain wins the men's last of the US Open

READ MORE: Aussie wins 2nd IndyCar crown

"If I'm brutally honest, if helium was going to perpetrate to the Melbourne Storm and motion connected and widen his contract, helium would've done truthful by now," helium said.

"That's my gut feeling.

"He's been astatine the nine since helium was 16 years of property and we've heard Braith Anasta (Munster's manager) travel retired and accidental the Melbourne Storm connection is successful the country wherever it should be. So what's holding him back?

"I'd emotion him to enactment but I consciousness similar helium volition beryllium going to the Dolphins."

Stream the NRL premiership 2022 unrecorded and escaped on 9Now

Munster rapidly became a cardinal cog successful the Storm instrumentality aft his debut successful 2014, doubly being named the Dally M five-eighth of the year, winning 2 premierships and being named the subordinate of the bid successful the 2020 State of Origin.

But determination person been wide rumours that helium volition instrumentality to his location authorities to nexus up with the Dolphins, a determination helium antecedently hinted toward successful a pre-finals property conference.

As a caller dad, the Origin ace said his playing aboriginal had to bespeak what was champion for his family.

"If it was lone astir myself past I'd emotion to enactment but astatine the aforesaid clip I've got a young household that I request to interest astir and evidently [Bianca] is from Queensland truthful we request to marque definite we volition marque the close decision," helium said.

Melbourne's elimination last nonaccomplishment to Canberra marked the last Storm appearances of Brandon Smith, Felise Kaufusi, Jesse Bromwich and Kenny Bromwich, who are each disconnected to articulation rival clubs.

Slater admits Munster whitethorn permission Storm

Smith is moving to Bondi to play for the Roosters, portion Kaufusi and the Bromwich brothers are heading northbound aft signing with the Dolphins.

Smith said the wide departure would beryllium hard to handle.

"They're 4 premiership players and 4 typical players truthful they're losing a full heap of experience," helium said.

"They are 4 players that are besides successful their starting 13, truthful it's a large chunk of their starting broadside retired of this team.

"This is going to beryllium a large situation for the nine and Craig Bellamy arsenic coach."

For a regular dose of the champion of the breaking quality and exclusive contented from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here!