Gareth Widdop.
St George Illawarra five-eighth Gareth Widdop has welcomed the idea of Benji Marshall joining him in the Dragons' halves.
The Dragons are favourites to snare the signature of the former Wests Tigers' superstar, but the NRL club wasn't commenting publicly amid reports CEO Peter Doust was meeting the Dragons' board
to discuss Marshall's acquisition.
Marshall is expected to make a decision on his new home this week, with Cronulla the only other club left in the running for his services.
Widdop played alongside Australian No7 Cooper Cronk at Melbourne and said he would relish the opportunity to have another superstar partner in the halves.
"As a young fellow, I played with some great players down at Melbourne, so to play with Benji - another great player - would be great too," Widdop said. "But at the moment, we have Sammy Williams, Adam Quinlan, Michael Witt, who are all good players themselves.
