{"id":80297,"date":"2021-12-23T04:38:19","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T17:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/?p=80297"},"modified":"2022-02-27T11:21:40","modified_gmt":"2022-02-27T00:21:40","slug":"storm-star-to-join-rival-for-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/sport\/storm-star-to-join-rival-for-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Storm star to join rival for 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MELBOURNE Storm star Brandon Smith will join the Sydney Roosters for the 2023 season on a three-year deal.<\/p>\n<p>Smith will see out the final year of his contract with the Storm before moving to the Roosters.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old caused a stir after publicly declaring he wants to win a premiership with the Roosters on the <em>YKTR Sports<\/em> podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re excited to announce the signing of Brandon to a three-year arrangement and look forward to welcoming him to the club in 2023,\u201d Roosters\u2019 head of recruitment &amp; junior player development, Daniel Anderson, said in a club statement.<\/p>\n<p>The hooker was a key member of the Storm\u2019s premiership-winning team in 2020 and has played a total of 86 NRL games since making his first grade debut in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Smith has represented New Zealand on seven occasions and has made two appearances for the M\u0101ori All Stars.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; BY ALEX ZAIA\/ SEN<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MELBOURNE Storm star Brandon Smith will join the Sydney Roosters for the 2023 season on a three-year deal. 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