Andrew Fifita has rubbished suggestions he wants out of rugby league because of his snubbing from the Australian team or because he missed out on the Clive Churchill medal, revealing he would have given the award to teammate Michael Ennis had he been declared the best on ground after Cronulla's historic grand final victory.

Fifita's playing future remains in limbo while the NRL integrity unit decides whether to impose further sanctions over his association with one-punch killer Kieran Loveridge. Fifita was widely considered the most dominant player in the decider against Melbourne, but man-of-the-match honours instead went to teammate Luke Lewis. The NSW prop was then overlooked for the Australian squad for the Four Nations tour of Europe.

Andrew Fifita's playing future remains in limbo while the NRL integrity unit decides whether to impose further sanctions over his association with one-punch killer Kieran Loveridge. Credit:John Veage

There have been suggestions that the twin snubbings prompted Fifita to seek a release from his Sharks contract to switch to rugby union. However, they have been strongly refuted by his management firm, I.Am Global.

In a statement provided to Fairfax Media, Fifita's minders have stressed Fifita has every intention of fulfilling his Cronulla commitments should he be allowed to remain in the game.