{"id":400801,"date":"2026-01-09T00:07:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T00:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/400801\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T00:07:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T00:07:17","slug":"storm-duo-set-to-quit-club-at-end-of-2026-nrl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/400801\/","title":{"rendered":"Storm duo set to quit club at end of 2026 &#8211; NRL News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nrl\/teams\/melbourne-storm\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Melbourne Storm<\/a> are set to lose two of their most important utilities, much to the dismay of the club&#8217;s faithful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/players\/nick-meaney\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Meaney<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/players\/tyran-wishart\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tyran Wishart<\/a> will both depart the Storm at the end of the 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NRL<\/a> season, with the club confirming the pair have informed officials of their decision to move on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Storm announced on Friday morning that the versatile backline duo will finish their time in purple at the conclusion of next year, bringing an end to four-season stints at AAMI Park.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-212929\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"NRL Rd 23 - Panthers v Storm\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1592736824-scaled.jpg.webp.webp\"\/>PENRITH, AUSTRALIA &#8211; AUGUST 04: Tyran Wishart of the Storm looks on during the round 23 NRL match between Penrith Panthers and Melbourne Storm at BlueBet Stadium on August 04, 2023 in Penrith, Australia. (Photo by Jason McCawley\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Storm CEO Justin Rodski said the club respected both players&#8217; decisions, despite disappointment at losing two important contributors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cBoth Nick and Tyran have been fantastic contributors to our club over the past four seasons,\u201d Rodski said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIt&#8217;s always difficult to lose people of their calibre, but we understand their decision given the opportunities in front of each of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Meaney admitted the decision to leave had been a difficult one, but stressed his focus remains firmly on delivering success in his final season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cComing to this club was the easiest decision I&#8217;ve ever made, but deciding to leave has been the hardest,\u201d Meaney said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-227535\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"2025 NRL Grand Final \u2013 Storm v Broncos\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2239310666-scaled.jpg.webp.webp\"\/>SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA &#8211; OCTOBER 05: Nick Meaney of the Storm celebrates with team mates after scoring a try during the NRL Grand Final match between the Melbourne Storm at Brisbane Broncos at Accor Stadium on October 05, 2025, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cRegardless of my future, I&#8217;m 100 per cent committed to helping Storm achieve our ultimate goal in 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Wishart echoed those sentiments, describing his time in Melbourne as career-defining.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI&#8217;ll be forever grateful to Storm, especially for giving me the opportunity to play first grade,\u201d Wishart said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cFor now though, I&#8217;m fully committed and focused for a big 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Both players are expected to link up with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nrl\/teams\/perth-bears\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Perth Bears<\/a> in 2027, however, the expansion club is yet to announce either star.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Melbourne Storm are set to lose two of their most important utilities, much to the dismay of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":400802,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-400801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=400801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400801\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/400802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=400801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=400801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=400801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}