Billy tells clubs to 'pick up phone' and sign Benji

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Melbourne Storm fable Billy Slater believes Benji Marshall is inactive "very valuable" and should see playing connected if the tendency remains.

Marshall was 1 of the champion recruits of the season, going connected to play 22 games for the Rabbitohs, including last night's expansive final aft he was fto spell by the Wests Tigers past year.

The 36-year-old recovered beingness this play arsenic a super-sub coming disconnected the interchange successful the No.14 jersey, but besides started connected 7 occasions erstwhile injuries and Origin duties impacted South Sydney's squad.

Should Marshall, who is present retired of contract, state his availability for adjacent season, Slater said teams should see picking up the telephone immediately.

"He's inactive got plentifulness to give. I said astatine the commencement of the year, he's going to springiness much distant from what we see," Slater told 2GB's Wide World of Sports' radio.

"What helium gives the young Blake Taaffes and these young players coming done - he's showing them professionalism, he's showing them a enactment ethic, he's showing them experience.

"He's precise valuable. If helium wants to spell around, determination are galore clubs that would payment from having Benji Marshall successful their system.

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"To person idiosyncratic of the people of Benji Marshall and what he's done successful his career, and being consenting to play immoderate position... If he's consenting to play, I'd beryllium picking up the telephone and saying 'hey Benji, travel to my club'."

After past night's expansive last nonaccomplishment to the Panthers, Marshall said helium needs clip to "process" what his adjacent section volition be.

"Everyone wants to cognize what I'm doing but we'll conscionable get done the adjacent fewer days and past I'll measure it possibly connected Wednesday oregon Thursday," Marshall said.

"We'll see, it's hard to process aft that benignant of year. I'll spot what the options are, observe the play we've had with the boys."

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