Shaun Johnson has revealed a potential rugby union switch remains an option even after speaking to incoming Cronulla coach Craig Fitzgibbon about his NRL future. Johnson will play his 200th NRL game when the Sharks face Gold Coast on Sunday, with his return from a two-week hamstring injury coming at a crucial time. The 30-year-old Kiwi star is yet to receive an offer for next season from the Sharks, with the club's halves for 2022 remaining a mystery. Chad Townsend, who was dropped despite his match-winning field goal last round, has already taken up a big-money offer to go to North Queensland while Matt Moylan and Braydon Trindall remain unsigned. Johnson, Moylan and Trindall spoke with Fitzgibbon last week with the former realistic enough to know that the club's high-profile failure to land Adam Reynolds could help his own cause. Johnson is adamant that while injuries have stopped him in the past eight months, NRL clubs are well aware of what he can do after being one of the form halves last year. He has discussed a possible move to the 15-man code with former Wallabies coach Michael Chieka last month.
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