Ben Hunt

2022 - 9 - 29

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'Sharpen their pencil': Hunt rejects Dragons' latest offer as Red V ... (Fox Sports)

'Sharpen their pencil': Hunt rejects Dragons' latest offer as Red V salary cap headache revealed.

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Ben Hunt drops contract bombshell on red carpet at Dally M awards (Yahoo Sport Australia)

Ben Hunt spoke out on the red carpet at the Dally M awards in Sydney. Read more here.

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Ben Hunt contract call takes new direction following revised offer (Zero Tackle)

Star St George Illawarra Dragons halfback Ben Hunt has reportedly knocked back the club's latest offer.

[Talatau Amone](https://www.zerotackle.com/players/talatau-amone/) and [Jayden Sullivan](https://www.zerotackle.com/players/jayden-sullivan/), while also keeping Hunt on the books following a season which has seen him rise to become one of the best players in the competition. [England](https://www.zerotackle.com/rugby-league/international-teams/england/) next week with [Mal Meninga](https://www.zerotackle.com/coaches/mal-meninga/)'s Australian team for the [Rugby League](https://www.zerotackle.com/rugby-league/) World Cup, has been heavily linked with a potential move to the [Canterbury Bulldogs](/rugby-league/teams/canterbury-bankstown-bulldogs/), while the [Gold Coast Titans](https://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/teams/gold-coast-titans/) are also said to be interested. [Cameron Munster](https://www.zerotackle.com/players/cameron-munster/), while Canberra prop [Joseph Tapine](https://www.zerotackle.com/players/joseph-tapine/) became the latest name to re-sign recently, inking a mega four-year extension to stay in the nation's capital. According to The Daily Telegraph the club put a revised offer in front of Hunt and his management on Tuesday, however, that has also been knocked back with time now running out before November 1. [St George Illawarra Dragons](https://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/teams/st-george-illawarra-dragons/) halfback [Ben Hunt](https://www.zerotackle.com/players/ben-hunt/) has reportedly knocked back the club's latest offer. Hunt is off-contract at the end of 2023, and while reports have stated that he wants to remain with the joint venture to finish his career, the November 1 deadline when he will be able to sign with other clubs is rapidly approaching.

NRL Ben Hunt rejects St George Illawarra offer of contract extension (ESPN Australia)

Ben Hunt is still hopeful of getting a deal done with St George Illawarra in the next week, despite rejecting the latest offer from the NRL club.

Sometimes it's the way it is. "It's just the way contracts goes. But the award was eventually won by "But the preference is to get it done before them. I understand that they're trying to do the best by the club and I'm trying to do best by myself. Hunt is off contract at the end of next year and the Dragons remain desperate to get a new deal sorted before he is free to talk to rivals on November 1.

Hunt rejects latest offer from Dragons despite “slight increase” to ... (SEN)

St George Illawarra Dragons captain Ben Hunt has rejected the club's latest contract offer and will head into November 1 and the Rugby League World Cup as ...

My answer is no. “The thing with Ben Hunt and the Dragons is that he is a guy who can deliver a premiership but do you think the Dragons are going to win the competition in the next three years? “He wants to get closer to that $900-950,000 mark and the Dragons aren’t prepared to go there.”

Hunt confident of Dragons deal despite new setback (The Age)

Ben Hunt says he can still get an extension across the line with the Dragons - and as early as this week - despite his management rejecting the club's ...

They’re trying to do the best by the club and I’m trying to do the best by myself. Hunt is from Queensland and would be an ideal target for NRL newcomers the Dolphins. “I’m sure we’ll get it done this week. I didn’t write anything down until an hour before I came here, just in case, and I didn’t want to leave anyone out.” I came here [Royal Randwick] without a stress in the world, but the pulse started going up, my heart was beating and I thought, ‘maybe I am a chance’. Hynes, 26, was also awarded the Provan-Summons Medal for his heartfelt post-match speech about mental health following Paul Green’s death earlier this year.

What is Ben Hunt's value to the Dragons? (SEN)

After falling short of winning the 2022 Dally M Medal, Ben Hunt has reportedly knocked back a bumper extension from the Dragons, which could see him enter ...

he ticks the box right there, Ben Hunt. “If the club had come out said we want to give you $700 (thousand) and he said listen I want $850 (thousand), that’s pretty straight forward for me, I though the club would have said we will move $150 (thousand) to keep you. “I still feel that $850 (thousand) is value for him, given the way he played this year and the way he carried this footy side,” Smith said.