Emerging Blues winger Robert Jennings reveals he doesn’t have an NRL club for 2019

Despite his new standing among the ‘Generation Next’ of NSW Origin players, 22-year-old winger Robert Jennings has “no idea” if he will playing for an NRL club next season.

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Robert Jennings is the Emerging Blue who doesn’t even know if he will play NRL next year.

Despite his new standing among the ‘Generation Next’ of NSW Origin players, Jennings told The Daily Telegraph he had “no idea” where he would be in 2019.

Currently, the 22-year-old winger is training with South Sydney, the club with whom he has played the past two seasons.

However, given Rabbitohs officials are struggling with salary cap space and yet to re-sign him, the promising flyer effectively completed Thursday’s session at the NSW Centre of Excellence wearing a ‘For Sale’ sign.

Jennings knows how tough it is to break into the NRL. (Phil Hillyard)

“Right now, I’m not signed for next season, no,” Jennings said. “I was looking to stay at South Sydney but they’ve got some cap issues so I’m just waiting to see if something can get sorted out.

“It’s tough.

“Things have been pretty stressful but I’m just trying to keep my head up and focus on getting my body right for next year, wherever I’m playing.”

Which has to be somewhere in the NRL, right?

“No idea,” Jennings continued. “It all depends on what my manager and I haven’t heard any news lately.

“So I might be, I might not.”

Despite his try-scoring at South Sydney, Jennings is still without a club. (Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

The situation is staggering when you consider the Emerging Blue, and younger brother of former Kangaroo Michael Jennings, finished the NRL season with 19 tries — behind only Warrior David Fusitu’a (23) and Cronulla fullback Valentine Holmes (22).

Elsewhere, Jennings also earned ultimate bragging rights over his two brothers, and Parramatta rivals, Michael and George, when he bagged four tries against the Eels in Round 15.

But as for dusting off said game DVD on Christmas Day?

“Nah, nah, the family have brushed that off completely,” he laughed. “Apparently it never happened.”

Despite the unbelievable situation, Jennings said he was still “honoured” to have been called into the Emerging Blues squad by NSW coach Brad Fittler.

“It’s been awesome and I’m really grateful for this opportunity,” he said.

“Growing up, I obviously spent plenty of time watching my brother Michael play Origin.

“Around that time though, it was when Queensland had that really long winning streak. So it was tough to watch.

“But watching them do what they did, it builds up that hunger in you, makes you want to get out there and rip in.

“These surroundings are also fairly familiar to me having played U/16s Origin and U/20s Origin. There are a lot of familiar faces here.

“And that’s all I can keep doing right now — training.

“I know I may not be at Souths next year but I’ve always been the type of person who wants to move forwards and grow from it.

“I’m ready to go with whatever gets thrown at me.”

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