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:
The Titans are another side who have pieces, yet lack the final product.
Kieran Foran has extended his stay on the holiday strip for another season but cannot play forever.
Meanwhile Des Hasler doesn't seem to know what to do with Aj Brimsom. I'm not sure he is the answer to partnering Jayden Campbell long-term.
Again, Trindall played his junior footy in southern Queensland so the Titans makes a lot of sense in terms of a likely landing destination.
With Foran surely retiring at the end of 2025, Trindall would be an ideal replacement and a long-term option in the seven.
The Titans are heavily invested into their two superstar forwards so they'd need to make their remaining money count.
Trindall has had a wow of a season yet still hasn't hit the heights to make him a million dollar half.
Des Hasler promises to be as active as possible in the coming months with a look to 2025, 26 and beyond.
Following Trindall's comments about being headed for November 1st, expect the Sharks half to become a major talking point.
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.