Hull KR's on-loan forward Jason Chan is determined to return to Australia, despite the growing calls for Rovers to sign him on a permanent deal.
Chan announced earlier this season this would be his final one in Super League, after representing Celtic Crusaders and Huddersfield for the last six years.
The 30-year-old found himself out of the Huddersfield team for much of this campaign, which prompted Rovers coach Chris Chester to sign him on loan ahead of the 38-18 defeat to Salford last month.
Since arriving at the KC Lightstream Stadium, Chan has improved in all four games he has played and scored in his last two to lead Chester and his team-mates to try and persuade him to stay.
But the back rower is still preparing to return to Australia and continue his career in the NRL.
"I still plan to go back home," Chan told the Mail.
"I was honest with Huddersfield earlier this season and all teams since.
"I'm returning to Australia for family reasons after enjoying some great times here.
"My wife and I are looking forward to going back to Australia where I've got a few different options and talks are still ongoing.
"I've enjoyed the time I've been at Rovers with a good squad and good coaching staff."
Chan's arrival has certainly improved Rovers as a team.
In attack he is a very dependable ball carrier who averaged 9.35 metres a carry against Wigan, and would have secured a brace against the Warriors had he not slipped prior to Ben Cockayne's 57th minute try that gave Rovers a 14-4 lead.
In defence, he has strengthened Rovers' right hand side and made it harder to score against.
Chan would be an excellent addition to the Robins squad next season, but it looks as though they will have to make do with a loan spell. That came at the right time for Chan, after being dropped down the pecking order by Giants coach Paul Anderson.
After he made his intentions to return Down Under known, Chan noticed things weren't the same again at the John Smith's Stadium, and the forward realised his future lay elsewhere.
"I made my decision to leave at the end of the season and everything went downhill after that," Chan said.
"I wanted to play more but it didn't really happen for me.
"When the loan to Hull KR came about, I jumped at it because I knew it would give me a new lease of life.
"Sometimes we excel in different environments and that has been the case with me at Rovers.
"I didn't so much fall out of love with rugby while I was at Huddersfield, I just needed a change. It has been a refreshing for me to be here and enjoy my rugby."
