{"id":400433,"date":"2024-06-06T06:38:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T06:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=400433"},"modified":"2024-06-06T08:05:01","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T08:05:01","slug":"wayne-bunnies-dealt-huge-blow-as-star-commits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=400433","title":{"rendered":"Wayne, Bunnies dealt huge blow as star commits"},"content":{"rendered":"

J\ufefferemy Marshall-King has knocked back interest from the Rabbitohs<\/a> and has re-committed to the Dolphins<\/a> until at least the end of 2028.<\/p>\n

According to 9News reporter Danny Weidler, the crafty No.9 has opted not to go to the open market in November, agreeing to a fresh three-year contract.<\/p>\n

Marshall-King has emerged as one of the best hookers in the competition in recent years, \ufeffwith his class and vision out of dummy-half a vital asset for the Dolphins.<\/p>\n

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The 28-year-old, who is the younger brother of Tigers coach Benji Marshall<\/a>, has also played two Tests for New Zealand and<\/p>\n

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The news of Marshall-King's extension comes after reports emerged that South Sydney were set to offer him a huge contract for 2026 and beyond.<\/p>\n

The allure of continuing his career under coach Wayne Bennett<\/a> was the main reason behind the Bunnies' interest, especially given Damien Cook<\/a> is coming towards the end of his career and is off-contract at the end of next season.<\/p>\n

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However, in a major boost for the Redcliffe-based franchise, Marshall-King didn't even entertain a move back to Sydney and will stay put long-term.<\/p>\n

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After spending five seasons in the top grade with the Bulldogs, Marshall-King moved up to the Dolphins for the inaugural campaign and has become one of their main men.<\/p>\n

This season, Marshall-King has registered six try assists and scored two tries in 12 matches, while averaging 41 tackles per game at a massive 92 per cent efficiency. \ufeff<\/p>\n

The club is yet to confirm Marshall-King's extension, with an announcement expected in the coming days. \ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

J\ufefferemy Marshall-King has knocked back interest from the Rabbitohs and has re-committed to the Dolphins until at least the end of 2028. According to 9News […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":400435,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400433"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=400433"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":400436,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400433\/revisions\/400436"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/400435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=400433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=400433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=400433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}