I believe the option is in the clubs favour. I wouldn't be surprised at the end of that that he is off back to Sydney. He's gone through a lot of personal tragedies the past year or two, losing his father and then his uncle to the same disease in quick succession. The feedback I have got is that he is keen to move on, but I believe he still has that year he's got to go through. I believe if the Central Coast were admitted to the comp he'd be trying to get in like flynn there. The Tigers are another I know he'd be keen on if an option ever came up there.
Short term I believe he'll be here till the end of 2013. I think though the chances of him staying beyond that are close to 0.