TIM Street's career has reached another crossroads...

The close of Leigh's first summer season has left the popular prop forward with an uncertain future in the game that's been his life for over 10 years.

Technically Street remains a Hull player with a £50,000 price tag on his head; Leigh would like to keep him on but don't know if they can afford to - two issues that make the prop's immediate future a hazy one.

Leigh have three options: buy Street outright, negotiate a loan extension with the Humbersiders or pull out altogether.

Leigh's financial state probably dictates the first option is a non-starter; they would possibly need to come up with additional outside sponsorship to fund option two while the third choice would suit no-one, clubs or player.

Street, in his third spell at Hilton Park, would dearly love to stay on next season. He's back living in the town, he's a cult figure on the terraces and he's probably been Leigh's most consistent performer in a season of regular disappointments. But he, along with another loan player Jon Quigley and overseas contingent Jimmy Veikoso, Tau Liku, Alan Mason and John Perigo, must wait some time yet before their futures are decided.

Leigh chairman Mick Higgins says no decions can be made until after the crucial RL Council meeting on September 11.

"We can't commit ourselves to anything with so much uncertainty in the air," he says.

"We've got to wait and see the outcome of the vote which will decide the re-allocation of the Murdoch money and the possible re-structuring of the leagues back to two divisions."

The Leigh boss attended last week's meeting of first and second division clubs at Keighley - a get-together which gave the clubs from outside the Super League the chance to present a united front on the contentious issue of the revising of the Murdoch money payouts.

"All the first and second division clubs are in agreement that it's totally unfair of the RFL to dilute their monies for the so-called betterment of the Super League," Higgins adds.

"The agreement every club signed back in 1995 should be adhered to. It's totally unfair to move the goalposts again." Hilton Park is to stage a historic game next month when the first-ever Australian Aborigines touring team hits town.

The Aborigines will play seven matches, including two Tests against a BARLA Great Britain side.

One of the representative games sees the tourists taking on Lancashire at Hilton Park on October 16.

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