The St. George Illawarra Dragons have made a stunning start to the year depite being widely regarded as a wooden spoon favourite in the pre-season.
The Dragons have made doubters eat their words with four wins from their opening five games - placing them fourth on the NRL ladder.
The Dragons have even managed to continue their impressive form despite losing captain Ben Hunt to a broken leg.
One of the players that's stepped up in Hunt’s absence is 25-year-old halfback Adam Clune.
Clune joined SEN 1170’s Breakfast with Jimmy Smith & Katie Brown where he discussed the club's strong start to the season.
“There’s a great feeling around the club at the moment,” he said.
“Good result on the weekend, winning breeds confidence.
“(Anthony Griffin) was obviously happy with what we dished up on the weekend. That’s given us a reason to push forward.
“We put 'Parra' away on the weekend, they were a top four side who were unbeaten.
“It was really positive, while we’ve got lots of improvement left in us, this is still a good result for the team.
“There were definitely positives to take out of it, but also plenty of improvements."
The halfback has been linked to the North Queensland Cowboys said but he confirmed that he hopes to stay in Wollongong.
“I don’t want to leave the Dragons, I’d love to stay,” he said.
“That’s what I want to do, I’m still here for another year.
“Things change quickly in rugby league.
“Down the track if there was an opportunity because I wasn’t playing first grade then you have got to always leave your options open.
“In a professional environment you always have to keep your options open and understand that things change quickly.
“You might have to move to continue your career but at this stage that’s too far in the future for me, because I’m still on contract until the end of 2022.
“But at this stage my hope is that I can stay at the Dragons long term and win a premiership here."
Adam Clune and the Dragons will be keen to make it 5 from 6 when they face the New Zealand Warriors this weekend.
Listen to the full chat with Adam Clune here: