NRL Rookie of the Year Harry Grant hopes Kiwi star Brandon Smith will stay at the Melbourne Storm and battle for the hooker’s berth.
The Storm's No 9 jumper is still in limbo with longtime skipper Cameron Smith yet to declare if he wants to stay in Melbourne for a 20th NRL season after 430 first grade games.
Brandon Smith – New Zealand's first-choice test hooker - spent much of last season playing as a middle forward for the NRL champions, while Grant starred on loan for the Wests Tigers.
[Harry Grant during a Melbourne Storm NRL training session at Gosch's Paddock on Monday.]
Grant has returned to the Storm for the 2021 season after winning the Dally M Rookie of the Year crown while with the Tigers.
Brandon Smith is still contracted to the Storm, but he has been granted a release to find another club which will accommodate his desire to specialise at hooker.
The Storm will let him switch to a NRL rival if they can get another elite player in return.
[Source: Stuff.Co]
