The St George Illawarra Dragons have made the shocking decision to terminate the contract of their captain and star halfback Ben Hunt effective immediately leaving fans reeling and searching for answers This shocking move has sent the rugby league world into chaos as the news broke on Thursday The 32 year old halfback had been the leader of the Dragons since 2020 when he took over the captaincy role but the club has cited untenable circumstances for their shocking decision a
National Rugby Leaguespokesperson confirmed in a statement on Thursday The Dragons have terminated the contract of captain Ben Hunt effective immediately due to untenable circumstances surrounding his position at the club The Dragons thank Ben for his tireless work ethic and contribution to the team since he joined the club in 2020 In recent years Ben has been aSouth Sydney Rabbitohstarget to strengthen their halfback stocks and is still contracted with the Dragons until the end of 2025 but that has changed with the latest development If the Rabbitohs were to sign Ben Hunt the contract would besizeablewith some whispers Hunt could command close toAFLlike figures close to 800000 annually Hunt27s termination has sparked debate about where the 32 year old will go next His decision will likely be influenced by money a successful Rabbitohs season and whether other clubs become players in theRabbitohs coach Jason Demetriou has publicly expressed interest to secure the services of Hunt and it shouldn39t come as a surprise given the clubs history of successful recruiting in the halves The prospect of Ben Hunt joining forces with star signingBlake Austinis definitely not out of the question With the loss of hunt the Dragons have promoted Zack Lomax who has been named in his place as the designated captain for the Dragons pre season According to the Dragons coach hehas shown some real growth in his game and he has really taken the opportunity to train full time with us Anthony Griffin said about Zack Lomax But questions are still being asked about the future of Ben Hunt and why the Dragons decided to axe their captain to become a free agent more than three years into his current deal which still had multiple years of playtime remaining What will happen next only time will tell but one thing is for sure we should be paying close attention to this high profile rugby league saga For now Dragons fans are left with more questions than answers and a void in their leadership