
Melbourne representative stars Harry Grant and Xavier Coates have been touted as prime targets for expansion clubs but the Storm remain favourites to ward off poaching raids.
Captain and hooker Grant, along with flying winger Coates, both spoke in Queensland camp about their current club in such a fashion that it dispelled the notion they would be leaving to join Perth Bears or the PNG-based club, who will enter the NRL in 2027 and 2028 respectively.