Northern Rivers product Nick Meaney extends NRL contract at the Storm

Meaney, 26, signed a two-year contract extension will see him remain at the club until at least the end of 2026.

The former St John's College Woodlawn student and Ballina Seagulls junior joined the Storm in 22.

He had previously played at the Newcastle Knights and Canterbury Bulldogs after making his NRL debut in 2018.

Meaney is also settled off the field with wife Shania and their boys Rome and Reign.

"I've learnt a lot off the field. Family life has really taken over and it's probably allowed me to get away from football quite a lot," he said.

"When I was living in Sydney, didn't have any kids and you kind of consume yourself around football. So having that outlet is definitely a big thing.

"Reign, he's nearly 2 and a half, and Rome is 8 months so they're definitely hitting the milestones. Rome's starting to crawl now and make some noises and stuff. So that's all happening at home, it's good."

Rugby league has always been in his blood with his grandfather Denis Meaney playing for Manly and Western Suburbs.

Denis was also an influential coach and NSW Country selector on the Northern Rivers for many years.

Nick was still in the Northern Rivers junior ranks when his grandfather died in 2011.

He would win two premierships with Ballina in 2014 and 2015 before moving to Newcastle.

It was there he went on to be selected in NSW under-20s while he was also the National Youth and NSW Cup Player of the Year in the seasons that followed.

It is no surprise that he has shown consistency at fullback and now centre since arriving at the Storm.

Goal-kicking duties has him sixth on the club's all-time point's scored list (402).

Before round six, he was 11 points behind teammate (and the only other active Storm player on the list) Papenhuyzen (413).

He has topped the charts as the club's highest point scorer for two consecutive years alongside voted by the fans as the 2023 Member's Player of the Year.

"I never really thought I'd be here and had the career here that I've had. I'm really grateful and really thankful for the coaching staff and all the boys that have welcomed me in here," he said.

"I signed for two years originally filling that backup role that Nicho Hynes left. Look at it now, I'm going to be here for, I think all up five years, but hopefully longer who knows.

"Stability definitely is a good thing. Obviously for me, I've played different positions, so I'm able to adapt probably a bit better to changing position or if something goes wrong, change into that to that role,"

"But definitely for myself to get better, I think it starts with consistency and that stability and it allows me to be consistent at one thing."

Storm General Manager of Football, Frank Ponissi, said Meaney quickly found his feet at Storm, being named as the joint winner of Storm's Back of the Year Award in 2022.

"He has been one of our most consistent and reliable players since he debuted for the club."