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Cronulla is facing a dilemma over the future of skipper Wade Graham.
The talented backrower has been an ornament to the game and given the Sharks great service over the past 12 seasons.
But Graham, who turns 32 in October, is after a new deal with the club and officials are weighing up whether to sign him to a new contract.
Graham's best football is behind him and injuries are a major concern - he played just 11 games last season and six so far this year.
The club is set to retain Kiwi Test forward Briton Nikora after it appeared he would be lost to a rival NRL team, and young forwards Jesse Colquhoun and Todd Hazleton have recently agreed to new deals.
Signing Graham to a new contract could hold back some of the good young players coming through the ranks and this decision shapes as the toughest to date for coach Craig Fitzgibbon.
If the Sharks don't re-sign the ball-playing forward, they are certain to offer him an off-field role, such is the respect in which he is held within the organisation.
The talented backrower has been an ornament to the game and given the Sharks great service over the past 12 seasons.
But Graham, who turns 32 in October, is after a new deal with the club and officials are weighing up whether to sign him to a new contract.
Graham's best football is behind him and injuries are a major concern - he played just 11 games last season and six so far this year.
The club is set to retain Kiwi Test forward Briton Nikora after it appeared he would be lost to a rival NRL team, and young forwards Jesse Colquhoun and Todd Hazleton have recently agreed to new deals.
Signing Graham to a new contract could hold back some of the good young players coming through the ranks and this decision shapes as the toughest to date for coach Craig Fitzgibbon.
If the Sharks don't re-sign the ball-playing forward, they are certain to offer him an off-field role, such is the respect in which he is held within the organisation.