It may be September, and the final round of the NRL regular season, but clubs are still shaping their rosters for 2025 and beyond.
More-so than ever we are seeing players either request releases or be tapped on the shoulder.
This week the name being bandied about in the media is that of Newcastle Knights middle Adam Elliott.
Elliott, arguably having a career best season, is reportedly being shopped as the Knights attempt to balance their books and allocate funds elsewhere.
While they seem to be struggling to move on Daniel Saifiti, at an inflated cap hit, I don't believe they'll have any issues moving Elliott on, if needed.
Below are five potential landing destinations for a player sure to be in demand:
The Roosters are losing literal millions of dollars of talent come the end of the season.
Luke Keary, Joseph Manu, Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i, Sitili Tupouniua and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves are all exiting the club at the end of the year.
Brandon Smith's ACL injury means they'll be down another rep option in the middle.
I'd argue no team needs Adam Elliott more than the Roosters.
Make no mistake, this side is still stacked, even once they lose the aforementioned players. That said, they're going to run out of troops at some stage.
Truthfully I'm shocked that the Roosters haven't been more active in the player market. Surely they have the cap space to make a major move or two!
Despite being big spenders though, you can't really accuse the Roosters of panic buying.
Maybe it was a case of waiting for the right player to become available?
I'm here to suggest that Adam Elliott is the right player and he looks to be available.
