Cameron Munster has revealed how close he came to ending his NRL season and getting groin surgery, before a trip to Fiji with his wife and kids made him change his mind. The Melbourne Storm five-eighth has struggled with a groin issue all season and missed about three months in the middle of the year. He'll need to undergo surgery in the off-season, but has managed to avoid the knife and get back on the field in time to lead the Storm into the finals. But speaking on Wednesday, the 29-year-old revealed he got so frustrated that he considered getting the surgery done and focusing on the 2025 season instead. "I was pretty frustrated and ready to pretty much tell the doctors just go and do it (surgery) now and have the year off, and pretty much just adapt and go for a good pre-season and hopefully have a good year next year,” he said. “So for probably an eight-week period there, I had enough. I wasn’t getting any better." But Munster said a mid-season getaway to Fiji with wife Bianca and their kids was the perfect tonic, and he changed his mind. “Then I went away for a week to Fiji and just come back and it felt really good. I was a bit surprised, but I’ve had no issues since," he revealed. “I’ll come in (to the finals) feeling good mentally and physically, which is ideal." The injury meant Munster missed the entire State of Origin series as Queensland went down 2-1 to NSW. But it means the five-eighth is fresh and raring to go for the Storm's finals campaign. “I think missing out of that Origin series might have been a blessing in disguise," he admitted. "Last couple of years have probably be a little bit flat going into the finals, so feeling fresh, ready to go. I’m excited. I know I’ve had the luxury of winning two (premierships) and having that feeling, and we’ve got a great opportunity for this squad to able to do that."
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