The second the clock ticks over into November first, millions of dollars worth of rugby league talent officially become off-contract.
The end of 2024 list (who can be contacted as of November 1st, 2023) is stacked with talent.
Jarome Luai and Tom Dearden are the two obvious club changing talents, but there's another player I expect to become the hottest talent on the market.
South Sydney's Keaon Koloamatangi.
The 25 year-old is, without a doubt, one of the elite second rowers in the competition, and has a multitude of rep footy ahead of him.
Below are just five clubs I believe will be right in the discussion, and therefore the five most likely landing spots for 2025 and beyond:
3. Sydney Roosters
The Bunnies biggest rivals will be out to inflict a hammer blow come November 1st.
With Angus Crichton's return to Rugby looking imminent and with Sitili Tupouniua's future up in the air, I'm sure the Roosters can make a move here.
This is a club that thrives on big name signings and Koloamatangi would certainly justify that criteria.
The only real issue here is that the Roosters have so many young forwards demanding selection, that bringing in another superstar could push one or all of those players out.
The likes of Whyte, Wong and May are names that we're going to see a lot more of in 2024. Do the Roosters really need Koloamatangi?
A shift into the middle may await the monster second rower, which I am convinced we've seen before, albeit unofficially.
Could you imagine the smugness in Bondi should the Roosters replace outgoing, former Souths star Angus Crichton with a current Souths star?
