Clint Gutherson’s big move to appease Dragons fans

New Dragons skipper Clint Gutherson has signalled a huge move that should put him well and truly in the good books of fans of the struggling NRL club.

New Dragons skipper Clint Gutherson has signalled a huge move that should put him well and truly in the good books of fans of the struggling NRL club.

St George Illawarra Dragons recruit Clint Gutherson has exited Sydney’s Northern Beaches.

Gutherson and his partner Jesse Arena have leased out their Collaroy Plateau home to relocate to Wollongong in Dragons heartland.

“I’m going to move the family down, enjoy a change of scenery,” he foreshadowed last November, after signing a three-year deal with the Red V club. The 30-year-old will wear the No. 1 jersey under coach Shane Flanagan after nine seasons at the Parramatta Eels.

“I feel really excited and honoured to be able to come here and put this jersey on and have that badge on my chest,” Gutherson said.

He said the relocation would give him “a chance to really buy into what they’re doing and be close to training and all the boys”.

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St George Illawarra Dragons recruit Clint Gutherson and partner Jesse Arena have leased out their Collaroy Plateau home. Picture: realestate.com.au

The five-bedroom home features a garden and an entertainer’s deck which opens to a pool. Picture: realestate.com.au

Gutherson’s five-bedroom rental listing came down mid-January after seeking $3500-a-week tenants.

It was marketed by The North Agency as a “picture-perfect home” and a “true Pinterest dream”.

Collaroy Plateau’s median house rental is $1275, up 2 per cent annually after tracking 48 lettings, according to PropTrack, but rising 22 per cent annually to $1695 for its four-bedroom offerings.

Gutherson’s has four upstairs bedrooms, plus another on the ground floor.

The H & C Design contemporary home plans came with an estimated $960,000 construction cost.

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Clint Gutherson and Jesse Arena. Picture: Parramatta Eels

The couple had built two years ago after they demolished the 1960s home that cost the former Eels fullback $1,875,500 in 2019.

Back then it was pitched as providing a blank canvas, offered for the first time in six decades through local agent Nick Scarf.

It features a garden, with an entertainer’s deck which opens to a pool on the 645sq m block.

Gutherson also has an investment apartment in Mona Vale, where he was born, which he recently sought $750-a-week tenants for, up from the $590-a-week asking price back in 2022.

Gutho is leaving this behind.

For the delights of Wollongong.

The two-bedroom 1960s apartment cost $800,000 in 2016, the year he signed for the Eels after departing Manly Sea Eagles.

In 2021, he sold a Collaroy investment for $1.53m, having paid $1.2m along with other family members in 2018. His first home purchase was at Cromer.

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Originally published as Clint Gutherson’s big move to appease Dragons fans