Hull have released centre Ben Crooks to enable him to take up a contract with NRL side Parramatta. The 21-year-old was named in the Super League Dream Team just 12 months ago after a sensational first full season in the top flight but he struggled to maintain his form this year and spent the second half of the season playing on a dual-registration with Doncaster. Crooks had a year left on his contract but sought a release so that he could follow in the footsteps of his father Lee, who had a successful spell in Australia with Western Suburbs and Balmain in the 1980s.
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Ben Crooks, 21, was named in the Super League Dream Team last year
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Hull released centre Crooks so that he could join Parramatta
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Crooks' father had a successful spell in Australia in the 1980s
A Hull spokesman said: 'The club feel the circumstances are right for @placeholder to pursue this significant lifestyle and career move in a new country, particularly following recent recruitment activity.