a raft of serious injuries<\/a> throughout his career.<\/p>\nMelbourne won\u2019t release him from his contract given they\u2019re already losing Will Warbrick, Nick Meaney and Tyran Wishart to rival clubs, with Xerri and Jamayne Isaako signed to bolster the Storm\u2019s backline.<\/p>\n
Howarth addressed the speculation in the Allianz Stadium sheds after his side\u2019s narrow loss to the Roosters before it was revealed on Saturday that he would be staying next year. <\/p>\n
\u201cAt the moment I\u2019m just trying to focus on playing consistently each week, and then whatever happens, happens,\u201d he told the NewsWire following Friday\u2019s loss in Sydney. <\/p>\n
\u201cMy focus is just playing good for the team that I\u2019m signed with at the moment and put my best foot forward for those guys.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m pretty good at trying not to read any media or stuff. You do see it, but I communicate with some people that help me process everything. <\/p>\n
\u201cI just tie my attention back to the Storm and the team I\u2019m at now, so that\u2019s all I\u2019m trying to do at the moment.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve got my manager dealing with all that sort of stuff. Like I said before, my goal is just trying to play the best footy I can at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Howarth said the 14-6 loss was \u201cbrave\u201d considering how many players they had on the sidelines, with Warbrick forced off in the first half with a serious Achilles injury that has ended his Storm career. <\/p>\n
The New Zealand international joins Eli Katoa, Xavier Coates and Tui Kamikamica as stars who won\u2019t play again this year, while key halves Cameron Munster (knee) and Jahrome Hughes (hamstring) both missed the Roosters loss. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt just hurts because when people like that have injuries like that, they don\u2019t deserve it, and it\u2019s just hard seeing your mate in that type of state,\u201d Howarth said. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re all behind him and we\u2019re going to be supporting him through these next couple of weeks. I hope his recovery goes well.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s something that we can\u2019t control, but I think we\u2019ve got this mentality with next man up. I know it\u2019s tragic for the people who are going through those things, but it\u2019s an opportunity for other people to come in. <\/p>\n
\u201cAs much as we want those people playing, we\u2019ve got other people that can come in and do just as good of a job.\u201d<\/p>\n
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