With just three lines in a Manly media release, Jackson Hastings is free from the club that hasn’t wanted his services for a long time.

“Manly Warringah Sea Eagles have today released Jackson Hastings from the remainder of his contract, effective immediately,” it reads.

“The Club and Jackson’s management have made the decision mutually.

“Hastings played 13 NRL games for Manly. The Club wishes Jackson all the best in his future endeavours.”

The decision will allow the 22-year-old to trade in the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles for a potential move to the Super League, with a number of English clubs reportedly clamouring for his signature.

After a horrendous injury toll at Narrabeen, Hastings would’ve been an ideal replacement for Api Koroisau at hooker but such was his falling out with the first-grade squad that Trent Barrett opted instead to try and add 19-year-old debutant Manase Fainu to their 30-man roster. While, the NRL initially rejected Manly’s attempt to blood Fainu, he will now be free to line up against Penrith this weekend.

Hastings was dumped to the Intrust Super Premiership indefinitely after an altercation with captain Daly Cherry-Evans earlier this season in Gladstone.

Following the bust-up, Barrett came out and said that was just one of many incidents involving Hastings that led to his demotion.

“There have been concerns ongoing,” Barrett said.

“This certainly isn’t a one-off incident. We have pretty well documented a lot of things over the past 12 months.

“The last formal one was on February 2 when we had Jackson in here with the RLPA with his manager and our welfare officer to try and work out a plan to work through some issues to avoid a situation we’ve just gone through.”

Hastings has played 47 NRL games, having debuted with the Roosters in 2014.

Meanwhile, rangy back-rower Shaun Lane has rejected a “competitive offer” from the Sea Eagles to stay for the next three years, in favour of taking up an opportunity elsewhere.