“I’m not too sure where Carter will fit early in the season, there are options considering the amount of spine players we’ve got here.

“He’s getting plenty of reps in, and one thing I will say about Carter is he’s a really fast learner. He picks things up super quick, he’s a really intelligent young guy, and it doesn’t take him long to adjust and learn the little intricacies of the ball-playing art in rugby league.”

Foran declared he was desperate to achieve a maiden premiership for the club.

And he refused to rule out partaking in an 18th campaign to make that happen, provided his body held up.

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“It’s been my last year for the last four years. Time will tell, I’ve always said I’m not going to put a finish line on it, and my body and mind will tell me when it’s time to pull up stumps,” Foran said.

“Physically I’m feeling really good. Nothing’s guaranteed in this game, but I’ll be full-bore post-Chrissy, back into the side and working extremely hard.

“I’m the incumbent No.7 ... but we’ve got a number of spine players. At the end of the day, I’m a competitor, and I’m going to compete.

“The jersey will go to the player who deserves it the most and earns it.”