Melbourne Storm star Brandon Smith to meet third rival club as race to his signature heats up

Melbourne superstar Brandon Smith is set to meet with a third rival club in as many weeks, as he weighs up his rugby league future.

Fox Sports reports Smith will sit down with the Roosters in Sydney on Monday to hear what the Bondi club can offer him.

Last week he was spotted meeting with both the Titans and Dolphins while spending part of his off-season in southern Queensland.

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The 25-year-old is on the market and one of the hottest properties in the NRL.

The Storm are keen to keep him on their books but they also have State of Origin hooker Harry Grant, who is contracted there to the end of 2023.

Both Smith and Grant desire the No.9 jumper and while Smith largely owned it this year, Grant is too good a hooker to play a support role long-term.

Smith's biggest asset is he can also play anywhere in the forward pack. But he wants to be a starting rake for an NRL club, and has played all of his seven Tests for New Zealand wearing the No.9.

The issue with him heading to the Roosters is it would pit him against another up-and-coming gun hooker in Sam Verrills.

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At the Dolphins and Titans, though, Smith would be handed the No.9 without question.

Smith has clocked 86 games for Melbourne since debuting in 2017, and won the 2020 grand final with the club.

The Storm recently signed a Kiwi teenager who can be the club's next superstar hooker, as reported by Wide World of Sports.