Ryan Papenhuyzen is committed to the Melbourne Storm and is not entertaining the thought of switching allegiances to the Dolphins in the near future.
The Storm are priced at 9/2 to win the 2022 NRL grand final and gun fullback Papenhuyzen will have a key role to play in their push to win silverware.
There have been rumours linking Papenhuyzen with a move to the NRL's latest new club, the Dolphins, in time for the start of the 2023 season.
Wayne Bennett's men have already managed to land Storm trio Jesse and Kenny Bromwich and Felise Kaufusi, but Papenhuyzen says he has no intention of following them.
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"I love it down here, I love the club, they gave my the opportunity and I don’t think I will be looking at that any time soon," Papenhuyzen told 9News Queensland.
The Storm attracted some headlines for the wrong reasons during the off-season but Papenhuyzen says it has galvanised the group and they are ready to fire for the new season.
"It is a weird one because I feel like those things need to happen sometimes to sort of really get you back on track," he added. "I think that is what happened in our off-season, we really addressed the standards."
It was also put to Papnehuyzen that it could be the end of an era but he was having none of that either.
"Challenge accepted, the outside noise, as much as you don’t want to listen to it, it is a real motivating factor," he said.
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