Dragons bid amid court case hits $250k snag

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A monolithic transportation interest looks to person enactment paid to immoderate hopes of a homecoming for erstwhile Storm and Broncos halfback Brodie Croft - astatine slightest for now.

St George Illawarra was successful discussions with Croft astir the anticipation of him returning to the NRL arsenic a replacement for Talatau Amone, who was suspended by league bosses past month done the no-fault stand-down policy.

The Dragons are seeking salary-cap compensation to bring a playmaker to the nine to capable Amone's void.

Croft made 12 appearances for the Broncos successful 2021, earlier heading to the motherland to play Super League for Salford.

He has made 28 appearances for the Red Devils, who finished sixth and were knocked retired successful the semi-finals against eventual premiers St Helens.

According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Salford has enactment a transportation interest of adjacent to $250,000 connected Croft's head, which Dragons bosses are reluctant to fund.

With Amone's aboriginal nether a unreality - the charges helium is facing transportation a maximum 14-year condemnation - and Jayden Sullivan battling a hamstring injury, it leaves the Dragons successful a pickle arsenic to who plays astatine five-eighth.

Moses Mbye and Jack Bird person some played successful the halves astatine assorted points successful their careers, but St George Illawarra's penchant would nary uncertainty beryllium for Sullivan to beryllium successful the presumption for the Charity Shield lucifer against South Sydney successful Mudgee connected February 18.

Should helium not beryllium fit, the Shield volition go a captious signifier run.

Scheduling is connected the Dragons' side, though; they person the circular 1 bye, earlier getting their play underway against the Titans astatine Kogarah successful circular two.

Amone volition look tribunal connected March 1, the time earlier the NRL play gets underway successful a clash betwixt the Eels and Storm astatine CommBank Stadium.

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