Storm Identify Replacement For Cooper Cronk
On their wish list.
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Melbourne will attempt to bring St George Illawarra co-captain Gareth Widdop back to replace the departing Cooper Cronk, if they cannot sign in-demand star Kieran Foran.
The Storm are chasing Foran, but if they fail to sign him Widdop is next on their list, according to a smh.com.au report.
Cronk is leaving the Storm and moving to Sydney at the end of the year to be closer to his fiancee, Tara Rushton.
The Storm earmarked Foran as their first-choice replacement for Cronk, but they will be one of many clubs trying to secure his services for next season, alongside Canterbury, Newcastle and the Warriors.
They have placed Widdop, who played 70 matches for the Storm from 2010 to 2013, next on their priority list.
The report suggests Widdop is open to a return to the Storm, and has been considering it.