Kangaroos and NSW Origin forward Tyson Frizell has travelled to Newcastle this week as the Knights ramp up their bid to try and land the signature of the representative star.

While St George Illawarra remain hopeful of retaining Frizell and have submitted a three-year contract offer until the end of 2023, the Knights are also having a crack at signing the Red V backrower.

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It’s believed Frizell has met with new Newcastle coach Adam O’Brien this week as the Dragons forward’s camp confirmed they want the situation resolved before round one this season.

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So whether Frizell’s remaining at St George Illawarra or moving to the Knights for 2021, the Kangaroos and Blues enforcer is hopeful of making a call prior to March 12.

The Dragons play the Knights in a trial match at Maitland on Saturday before St George Illawarra go into camp at Nelson Bay at Port Stephens on the NSW north coast for a three days.

Tyson Frizell in action for Australia against New Zealand. Source: Getty Images

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The Dragons will then head to Mudgee to play the Charity Shield against South Sydney next Saturday.

At last weekend’s Perth Nines, Frizell outlined how the opportunity to win a premiership was going to be one of the the key driving factors in his next contract decision.

While Frizell has won the past two State of Origin series with NSW and a World Cup with the Kangaroos in 2017, the Dragons forward has had limited NRL finals experience.

The Knights boast a strong representative roster, including Blues players David Klemmer, Mitchell Pearce and Daniel Saifiti along with Maroons young gun Kalyn Ponga.

Frizell has never been the type of player to try and drag negotiations out through the media and managed to keep the Newcastle interest under the radar until last week.

The Knights initially began talks all the way back in November.

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