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Trent Merrin refuses ‘golden handshake’ after retiring, Dragons have $350k to spend – Wide World of Sports
Retired from NRL at just 31 with surprising final act
Trent Merrin has handed St George Illawarra a $350,000 windfall to spend on players in coming weeks.
Merrin, 31, stunned the Dragons by announcing he was retiring immediately yesterday, declaring the pace of the game had become too much for him.
But he further surprised the club by refusing to take any “golden handshake” in a move that has won him universal praise in the game.
More than that, it gives the Dragons an extra $350,000 to play with – the approximate amount Merrin is giving up by retiring…
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