ULTRA LEAGUE-CONNECTED Shawn Blore of the Wests Tigers and Justin Olam of the Melbourne Storm have been connected in an unexpected trade.
Super League teams have been keeping an eye on Blore and Olam for the 2023 season; Blore has been connected to Hull FC and Olam to Warrington Wolves.
The Daily Telegraph reports that Melbourne and Wests may be planning a trade deal that would send both players in the opposite direction, thus it looks as though neither will be moving to the northern hemisphere.
Blore has just 12 months left on his deal at the Tigers, and, though Olam’s contract runs until the end of 2026, the centre was dropped to the Queensland Cup side for the first time since 2019, prompting questions over the 29-year-old’s future.
The Daily Telegraph has written: “The Tigers and Melbourne have held discussions about Olam signing with the Tigers and the Storm securing forward Shawn Blore in a rare player swap. The Storm have chased Blore already this year and were close to securing him a few months ago when he was given permission to leave the Tigers.”
