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Incoming Dragons manager Shane Flanagan has denied reports Zac Lomax has been informally told helium is escaped to clasp discussions with different clubs.

News Corp reported connected Saturday Flanagan had told Lomax's manager Steve Gillis helium would beryllium granted support to look elsewhere if they formally applied for it.

But Flanagan denied those reports, saying his and nine bosses' expectations of Lomax were the aforesaid of Ben Hunt – helium volition beryllium honouring the remainder of his contract.

"I privation each my players to privation to beryllium astatine the nine and Zac Lomax is precisely the aforesaid arsenic Ben Hunt – helium won't beryllium leaving the nine anytime soon," Flanagan said connected 2GB's Continuous Call Team connected Saturday afternoon.

"Yeah, everyone is frustrated we're not winning footy games (but) I've spoken to Zac, I privation to enactment with him, I privation to amended him and helium needs to play amended underneath maine and that's my job.

"We won't beryllium contributing to letting immoderate players go."