Matt Ballin says he plans to fight for his playing future at Manly after being told he is unwanted under the incoming coaching regime of Trent Barrett, despite being under contract.
As many as half the current Sea Eagles' squad will not be with the club next year.
Ballin re-signed with the club for two more years in April when the Sea Eagles were hit by a string of early-season losses, amid constant speculation over the future of star halves Kieran Foran and Daly Cherry-Evans.
The 31-year-old said he deserved to be shown loyalty by the Sea Eagles.
"I am still committed to the club and want to be at the club," Ballin said.
"When I signed at the start of the year, I wanted to stay at the club and to make the club a better place and that hasn't changed for me.
"So I am still of the same opinion that I am a player with the club and I have every right to stay."
Ballin's position as Manly's long-serving hooker will come under threat from signing Apisai Koroisau.
He said he understood the situation had changed at Brookvale since he re-committed in April for two more seasons.
"There are some circumstances behind that - the coaching staff has changed," said Ballin, who brought up his 200th match with the Sea Eagles earlier this season.
"But my decision was to stay when players were leaving and the place wasn't going too well.
"I decided to stay and, now that the club is going better, I want to stay and play my football here and stay for a club I really love and love playing for."
Ballin said he was yet to speak with Barrett about his plans for the Sea Eagles for next year and beyond.
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