A RETIRING Shark is being tempted to stay in the NRL, while the Kangaroos could be set to trot out four debutants at the Four Nations.

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ENNIS EYEING COACHING ROLE WITH SHARKS

Premiership winner Michael Ennis has been told by coach Shane Flanagan he will have a role at the club in 2017 if he wants it.

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Fairfax Media has reported Ennis could be kept on as a specialist coach to work with the Sharks’ young hookers.

“We’ve got some great young kids (with) the two Brailey boys, young (Mania) Cherrington coming here and Fa’amanu Brown,” Ennis said.

“I’d love to help those boys out where I can.

“The club, everything’s going around here, the supporter base, the development next door, it’s a good time for the club.”

KANGAROOS VETERANS TO BE REPLACED

Veterans Paul Gallen and Corey Parker could be overlooked for Australia’s Four Nations tournament when the team is named on Tuesday.

Fox Sports’s chief NRL reporter James Hooper revealed on NRL Tonight that four debutants are expected to be named in the 24-man Kangaroos squad.

Those players are Tyson Frizell, Dane Gagai, James Maloney and Wade Graham.

After six Origin appearances for NSW, Maloney is finally expected to don the green and gold.

“He’s 30 now so he’s closer to the end of his career,” Hooper said.

“This is his second premiership. He has mounted a very strong case.

“I think we’ll see Wade Graham named in the squad of 24 players. If Jack Bird hadn’t hyper extended his elbow we would have seen him too.”

Dane Gagai of the Knights in action. Source: Getty Images

The big exclusion will most likely be Cronulla match winner Andrew Fifita.

The NRL continues to investigate Fifita’s relationship with one-punch killer Kieran Loveridge and other off-field indiscretions have cruelled his chances of representing his country.

“Meninga is picking people first and players second,” Hooper said.

“Fifita won’t be getting aticket on the plane despite what was a very strong grand final from him.”

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STORM TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR CONCUSSION BREACH

Melbourne is likely to come under scrutiny this week after footage emerged of Dale Finucane possibly playing while concussed during Sunday’s grand final.

Fairfax Media has reported a Storm trainer assessed Finucane on the field then patted his head, indicating the forward needed to undergo a concussion test.

But moments later Finucane was in the defensive line and involved in the missed tackle that allowed Andrew Fifita to score the winning try.

“We didn’t have time to assess him before play was restarted,” Melbourne football director Frank Ponissi said.

“It was a pretty physical game and we had a couple of guys who came off for tests and it was no different to any other normal game.”

HUTCHISON READY TO FILL BENJI VOID

Dragons youngster Drew Hutchison says he’s ready to make the step up to fulltime NRL player.

The 21-year-old won the Illawarra Cutters the NSW Cup grand final with a field goal last week, then backed up with a man-of-the-match effort to help the Cutters win the Interstate Challenge on Sunday.

He will most likely step up to replace Benji Marshall in the Dragons’ No. 7 jumper next year.

“To be honest, there’s plenty of little things in my game I need to work on,” Hutchison told the Illawarra Mercury.

“There’s no doubt I’ll be doing that in the off-season and the preseason. I’m hoping for a big 2017 and it’s all up to me.

“But it’s a team sport and there’s 16 other blokes you have to play for out here.”

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