Smith narrows choice down to final two clubs

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And past determination were two.

Brandon Smith - the astir sought-after subordinate successful the rugby league satellite for 2023 - has narrowed his choices down to 2 clubs.

The dynamic Melbourne hooker has been chased by fractional the clubs successful the NRL, but is adjacent to deciding his fate, with the Roosters and the league's caller franchise, the Dolphins, the teams inactive successful the hunt.

"He has spoken to a batch of clubs and narrowed it down to those two," a root adjacent to Smith told Wide World of Sports.

"Brandon inactive has different gathering with the Roosters coming up and that volition astir apt determine which we mode helium goes."

The Storm are inactive hopeful of retaining Smith, but simply won't beryllium capable to lucifer the benignant of wealth being thrown astatine him by the big-spending Roosters and Dolphins.

Melbourne besides has an outstanding back-up hooker successful Harry Grant, who volition determination into the starting broadside should Smith determination connected erstwhile his declaration expires astatine the extremity of adjacent season.

The Roosters spot Smith arsenic the cleanable semipermanent replacement for Jake Friend, who retired midway done past season.

And the Dolphins privation Smith arsenic a marquee signing for their debut play to pull different large names.

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