MELBOURNE Storm captain Cameron Smith last night declared he was happy at the defending premier and had not been shopping himself around to potential suitors, a season-and-a-half before his contract expires.

After leading Melbourne to a 46-0 belting of the Bulldogs at Olympic Park, Smith said he had not directed his manager, Jim Banaghan, to start approaching clubs on his behalf in order to test his worth on the market.

Smith, who could reportedly earn around $400,000 a season in his next contract, was responding to a report that claimed he had the "for sale" sign up, even though he is contracted to Melbourne until the end of 2009.

"As far as I know, he (Banaghan) hasn't spoken to any club at all," Smith said.

"He hasn't told me he has spoken to anyone. I know that our club has approached him about extending my contract, and that's about it.

"If clubs want to approach him, that's their business, but I haven't told him at all to go and see the Broncos or go and see the Titans to see if they want to sign me up. I'm here at the Storm and I'm happy here at the moment."

Smith said he was angry at the implication in the report that his alleged actions were damaging the image of the game.

"I was pretty upset to see the comment. I like to promote the game and never try to bring it down," he said.

"I think I might have to have a bit of a chat to the guys who wrote it and have a please explain really, because never in my career have I ever come out and bagged our game or said we should get paid enough money or the salary cap is not enough."

Smith said he was not the type of person who just chased the dollars.

"I like to think I'm a pretty loyal bloke. I had no hesitation in signing with the Storm (previously). I never waited out until I was off-contract to look elsewhere, because I was always happy at the Storm."

Smith, however, said his next contract held extra significance.

"If it's going to be a long contract, it will probably be my last one, so I'll have to put a lot more thought into it … and there will be a lot more things involved in it," he said.