Ben Hunt claims he still wants to captain the Dragons despite openly admitting he would rather not be at the club.The veteran halfback requested a release from his contract this year, which still ties him to St George Illawarra for the 2024 and 2025 NRL seasons.Hunt has made no bones of the fact he wants to move back to Queensland, and drew interest from the Broncos, Titans, and Dolphins upon that revelation.While incoming coach Shane Flanagan has convinced the 33-year-old to remain at the Red V for now, Hunt told Triple M radio this week it's "not my first choice".He even revealed he would consider retirement if the Dragons refuse to release him next year - but he wants to remain captain as long as he is at the club."It (retirement) definitely pops into your head," Hunt said."It's an option considering I'm at the back end of my career, it's not far away, but once you retire you are done and I'm not ready to retire yet."I have some good footy left in me, so that's not an option."At this stage, I'm a Dragon and going into pre-season that's all I will think about."If the club thinks that someone else can do a better job than me (at being captain), I understand and accept that... but as long as the club wants me there I'll be happy to do it."Hunt played the first 187 games of his NRL career at the Broncos and led the team to the 2015 grand final, before leaving to join the Dragons in 2018.
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