The Sharks sit a game away from the Grand Final thanks to a wonderful season.
One of the main catalysts for said season has been their five-eighth Braydon Trindall.
Fresh off a best on ground performance against the Cowboys in last Friday night's Semi Final, Trindall has been quoted as saying he's "heading to November one".
Off contract at the end of the 2025 season, Trindall is set to be in hot demand. Especially should be be able to steer his Sharks past the behemoth that is the Penrith Panthers.
Below we look at five potential landing destinations for Braydon Trindall:
Although born in NSW, Trindall has represented QLD at Junior Origin level. I can't imagine it would be overly difficult to entice Trindall back to the sunshine state.
Adam Reynolds is 34 year's of age and coming to the end of his career.
Trindall lining up in the six or seven for the Broncos would line up perfectly.
Although playing as the five-eight now, Trindall played seven through Flegg and NSW Cup and truthfully plays more of a seven role for the Sharks right now.
The Broncos halfback jersey is sought after while you'd have to imagine Reynolds salary would be made available for his replacement.
Trindall is in a very good spot where he can leverage the Broncos offer against the Sharks, or simply move to Brisbane.
He would be the main man at Red Hill and would form an exciting partnership with Ezra Mam.
Dan, You are a Cronulla supporter and know a lot about the Sharks, so perhaps you can explain where all the salary cap goes at that club.
I read, a week or two back, that out of the seventeen clubs’ first choice full backs, that William Kennedy is paid about the fifteenth.
No-one ever uses the words “Blake Brayley” and “big money” in the same sentence.
Nicho Hynes is on a million and Trindall is on about $300K (you reckon).
That’s a dirt-cheap spine for any club with aspirations to top-four and being competitive in the finals.
So tell me, where – in 2024 – did the money go ?
Who did Cronulla spend it on ?
And from where are they going to find a million for Addin Fonua Blake next season, and another half a million for Trindall in 2026.
By all accounts, Melbourne spend big on the spine; spend OK money on the next eight or ten, and have nearly everyone else on not much more than minimum wages.
Penrith seem to do the same, regularly letting guys go when their (cheap) contracts expire and they would have to be paid big rises to induce them to stay.
Sounds like the Sharks don’t understand the concept.