Jack Hetherington is linked to a 2026 move to Melbourne Storm after leaving Newcastle Knights.
Departing Newcastle Knights forward Jack Hetherington has been linked with a surprise move to the Melbourne Storm for the 2026 NRL season.
The forward, able to play on the edge or in the middle, has not been offered a new deal by the Newcastle Knights after three interrupted seasons with the club.
Before that, he played 20 games for the Bulldogs in 2021 and 2022, 17 for the Panthers between 2018 and 2020, and 6 on loan for the New Zealand Warriors in 2020.
Approaching 100 NRL games, the Canberra-born 29-year-old had his worst season of the three for Newcastle in 2025, but has now appeared on the Storm's radar per a News Corp report.