{"id":55407,"date":"2021-04-08T01:21:03","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T01:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=55407"},"modified":"2021-04-08T02:58:27","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T02:58:27","slug":"mcguire-to-leave-in-three-player-swap-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=55407","title":{"rendered":"McGuire to leave in three-player swap deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A three-way player swap is being considered that may ease the problems of three injury-hit clubs.<\/p>\n<p>The swap being proposed would see Cowboys veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/josh-mcguire\" title=\"Josh McGuire\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh McGuire<\/a> move to St George Illawarra in coming weeks, with <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/st-george-illawarra-dragons\" title=\"Dragons\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dragons<\/a> halfback Adam Clune heading in the opposite direction.<\/p>\n<p>That would see the Cowboys give halfback <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/jake-clifford\" title=\"Jake Clifford\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jake Clifford<\/a> an early release to join the <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/newcastle-knights\" title=\"Knights\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Knights<\/a>, the club he has already signed up for next season.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"fbe7d5b5-3917-4548-9048-229952dbd147\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/fbe7d5b5-3917-4548-9048-229952dbd147\" alt=\"Cowboys star Josh McGuire is tackled by Dragons forward Trent Merrin.\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/cowboys-titans-josh-mcguire-shreds-his-own-team-north-queensland-round-three-loss\/ff2987a2-c15f-4e66-9005-7c4defeeaa16\" title=\"McGuire has ruffled some feathers at the Cowboys\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">McGuire has ruffled some feathers at the Cowboys<\/a> and the club is unlikely to stand in his way of a move south.<\/p>\n<p>He has worked with Dragons coach Anthony Griffin at the Broncos and the pair have a good relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Clune couldn&#x27;t break into the Dragons&#x27; side until the back-to-form Ben Hunt broke his leg last week.<\/p>\n<p>Hunt&#x27;s injury could delay the three-way swap as Clune has stepped up in his absence, selected at halfback alongside Corey Norman.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"a6be4b34-1c55-4bee-a0dc-a37059e89bee\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/a6be4b34-1c55-4bee-a0dc-a37059e89bee\" alt=\" Ben Hunt\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Knights are injury ravaged in the halves and would welcome Clifford as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Some dominoes still have to fall into place, but there is work being done behind the scenes to make the three-way move happen in coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/login?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\" title=\"clicking here!\"><em><strong>clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>A three-way player swap is being considered that may ease the problems of three injury-hit clubs. 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