Melbourne are on the verge of losing talented young spine player Scott Drinkwater to a Sydney club.

Interestingly, the Roosters are one of those clubs that had shown interest in Drinkwater - an indication that Cooper Cronk has made his decision that 2019 will be his last.

Drinkwater is currently out injured for the Storm, but can't get past Brodie Croft or Cam Munster for an NRL start.