{"id":139611,"date":"2021-10-05T23:28:16","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T23:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=139611"},"modified":"2021-10-06T01:00:50","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T01:00:50","slug":"benji-to-make-final-call-on-nrl-future-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=139611","title":{"rendered":"Benji to make final call on NRL future today"},"content":{"rendered":"

Benji Marshall<\/a> is expected to call time on his NRL career this afternoon, with the 36-year-old to hang up the boots after 346 matches in the top grade.<\/p>\n

Marshall will front the media at 2pm (AEDT) and is likely to announce that Sunday's grand final loss to Penrith<\/a> was his final match.<\/p>\n

"Everyone wants to know what I'm doing but we'll just get through the next few days and then I'll assess it," Marshall said after Souths' 14-12 loss to the Panthers.<\/p>\n

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"We'll see, it's hard to process after that sort of year. I'll see what the options are, celebrate the season we've had with the boys.<\/p>\n

"My wife [Zoe] is very supportive, she wants me to do what's best. I'll know from the bottom of my heart if it's time or not.<\/p>\n

"Age is just a number, if you're still turning up enjoying it and turn up to training every day and on the field then why not."<\/p>\n

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The Rabbitohs, and coach Wayne Bennett, threw Marshall a lifeline earlier this year, with the veteran playing 22 matches, mainly coming off the bench.<\/p>\n

"I made the No.14 jersey my own this year and was enjoying it," he said.<\/p>\n

"I'm extremely grateful more than anything to have the opportunity to represent this great club and play with the players I got to play with this year."<\/p>\n

Marshall made his first grade debut for the Wests Tigers in 2003, and played in the club's 2005 grand final win over North Queensland, a match made famous by his flick-pass to setup a try for Pat Richards.<\/a><\/p>\n

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