Love lures Inglis north
Fiancee...Sally Robinson and Greg Inglis.
Source: The Daily Telegraph
GREG Inglis is considering a move to the Brisbane Broncos next year, torn between relocating with his fiancee and his love for the Melbourne Storm.
Inglis will approach Storm coach Craig Bellamy this week to discuss moving to Queensland on "compassionate grounds".
After arriving in Melbourne as a teenager, Inglis has spent the past five seasons alongside Storm superstars Cameron Smith, Billy Slater and Cooper Cronk.
But the big four look set to be split due to a number of factors, including the club's salary cap drama and Inglis's recent engagement to Sally Robinson, who has landed a plum job in Brisbane with an events management company.
Inglis is eager to see Sally pursue her career.
But the Test centre remains torn over the possibility of playing against the Storm and ending his close relationship with Bellamy.
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Inglis is stewing over the decision but feels his decision to leave the club would alleviate salary cap pressures and enable Melbourne to retain some of their hottest young stars, including Justin O'Neill and Matt Duffie.
A move to the Broncos would also allow Inglis to be closer to his family in Kempsey.
Up until last month, Inglis had never seriously considered leaving Melbourne. But with their future together now sealed, Sally and Inglis don't want to spend time apart as they prepare for the next phase of their lives.
A source close to the Melbourne Storm said: "If it did happen, he'd feel bad. But he knows it's an alternative for him and that he would adapt to it."
Israel Folau's defection to the AFL with Greater Western Sydney next season would make Inglis a great fit for the Broncos.
They are yet to fill the void at centre and it has been suggested that Allan Langer spoke with Inglis about moving to the Broncos during the recent State of Origin series.
Storm football manager Frank Ponissi was reluctant to comment on the development.
"From our point of view we haven't had any discussion yet with Greg or his manager about going anywhere," Ponissi said. "I'm not going to speculate on this."
The Broncos are one of 10 clubs said to be interested in the Maroons star.
It's believed Inglis has told his manager Allan Gainey that he has little interest linking with a Sydney-based club.
Inglis also has no desire to follow up interest from AFL club Essendon.
If, as expected, the Storm are forced to shed players, it's unlikely they will stand in Inglis's way.
Broncos CEO Bruno Cullen confirmed the club's interest, but said they didn't have an open cheque book.
"Are we interested? Yes," Cullen said yesterday. "Are we interested in the current numbers that he's on down in Melbourne - no."
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