COMPLEXITIES around Kieran Foran’s one-year deal with the Warriors have been revealed, with the five-eighth still needing to clear some major obstacles to get back to playing in the NRL.

Meanwhile, the Storm have been given some welcome news ahead of their preliminary final clash with the Raiders and a Canberra legend has revealed why Ricky Stuart has had success with the side.

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WARRIORS’ FORAN DEADLINE

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Kieran Foran is set to resume his NRL career for the Warriors next year, but a clause in his contract has given him a tight deadline to get his life sorted.

In a Nine News report on Friday night, journalist Danny Weidler revealed that there is a clause in the contract between the Warriors and Foran that requires the troubled star to be cleared by the NRL’s Integrity Unit by December this year.

If that requirement is not met, according to the report, Foran’s contract with the Auckland-based club will be null and void.

The important detail has emerged just a day after the sensational announcement from the club that a one-year deal had been signed to bring the former Manly premiership winner back to rugby league in his home country.

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Foran was granted a release from his big money contract with Parramatta in July, so he could attend to personal issues that had become a serious danger to his health in the months leading up to his departure from the club.

Foran has since been a mainstay in the headlines over his controversial relationship with ex-brothel owner Eddie Hayson.

There are several big question marks over Foran’s life off the field that are bound to be scrutinised by the NRL’s Integrity Unit before his contract with the Warriors is registered.

Should he fail to be cleared by the Integrity Unit, Foran may not be able to return to the NRL in 2017, with the Warriors clearly keen to have that clarified before Christmas to give them time to make adjustments to their roster if the star five-eighth cannot be signed.

FORAN’S BIG CALL ON HAYSON

Controversial figure Eddie Hayson says he’ll end his friendship with Foran if that’s what needs to be done to get the troubled star playing again, despite claiming he’s been a positive influence during a dark time in Foran’s life.

With the star five-eighth hoping to resume his NRL career with the Warriors in 2017 after the club announced his signing on Thursday, Foran has revealed to Fairfax Media columnist Andrew Webster that he would have no hesitation cutting ties with Hayson.

The only big ‘but’ is that the NRL needs to make it a condition around the registration of his contract before Foran would be willing to take that step.

“I’ve been waiting for the NRL to tell me that [I can no longer see Hayson],” Foran was quoted in Webster’s column.

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“If you ring them and they deny that then they are lying. I’m sure they will tell you the truth: they’ve been waiting for the contract to be put in front of them.

“Then we can sit down and if they tell me they will register the contract on those terms and conditions, then that’s absolutely fine. I’m not going to huff and puff about it — I will be abiding by it.

“I understand their point of view and where they are coming from. Eddie does too. He will say there are no dramas there.”

Eddie Hayson and Kieran Foran pictured together at Gosford racecourse on Thursday. Picture: Steve Hart Source: Supplied

Foran has been continually sighted in the company of Hayson over the last several months, with regular reports emerging about the pair hanging out together, mainly on the Central Coast.

The former Manly premiership winner confirmed to Webster he was still in regular contact with Hayson.

“As for me being with him in the last week, I’m continuing to be a friend and be mates until the NRL tell us, ‘This is the drill’,” Foran said.

“At the moment we’re just going off hearsay. I’m waiting for the NRL to put those terms and conditions in front of me.

“You’ve got my word I won’t be in contact with him. Then I’ll be happy to pull the pin.”

The NRL says Foran is an unregistered player and can do whatever he wants, with a spokesman telling Fairfax: “If the need arises to speak with him in the future, the integrity unit will take up that option.”

FINUCANE CLEARED TO PLAY

Melbourne have received a boost with lock forward Dale Finucane cleared to play in the Storm’s preliminary final clash with Canberra at AAMI Park on Saturday night.

Finucane suffered an ankle injury in the week one final against the Cowboys and hadn’t trained all week.

“The Melbourne Storm have finished their captain’s run and Dale Finucane got through okay,” Fox Sports’ chief NRL reporter James Hooper told NRL Tonight.

“We know he came off in that final a couple of weeks ago against the North Queensland Cowboys with an ankle injury.

“But the good news is, he got through the captain’s run, he will take his place in the Melbourne side tomorrow.

“We expect them to be 1-17 against the Canberra Raiders.”

‘RAIDERS PLAYED GF LAST WEEK’

Former rugby league hardman Mark Carroll believes Melbourne are primed to run riot over Canberra at AAMI Park on Saturday night.

The Storm and Raiders will clash in the second preliminary final which doubles as star halfback Cooper Cronk’s 300th game milestone.

Carroll reckons the purple pride pull out something special and go through to the big dance Sunday week.

“I can’t see the Storm losing at home,” Carroll told NRL Tonight.

“Especially with Cooper Cronk’s 300th game tomorrow night.

“They’re big-game players and their team lifts for these guys.

“I reckon they’ll get them by 20.

“I think the Raiders, they might’ve played their grand final last week.”

RICKY’S RAIDERS INFLUENCE

Canberra legend Bradley Clyde says he always believed former teammate Ricky Stuart could do something special with the Raiders.

Stuart has assembled a powerhouse side since taking over as coach in 2015.

“I had no doubt that Ricky’s passion and his focus around winning and not accepting any loss has certainly influenced the senior players,” Clyde told NRL Tonight.

“They drive the expectations to the young players.”

Clyde has backed the Green Machine to go all the way to the big dance with a win against the Storm on Saturday.

“They’ve certainly got the players,” Clyde said.

“I see (Josh) Hodgson has being the critical to the team and has galvanised the team and provides that X-factor.

“Whether they make the grand final or not, I think they should be extremely proud with the way they’ve applied themselves in 2016.”

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