It's November 1st! It's officially NRL's silly season!
When the clock ticked over into the new month, literally tens of millions of dollars of NRL talent became off contract for 2025.
This means that the NRL vultures are circling as these superstars become fair game.
Player agents mobiles will be ringing off the hook today as struggling sides, and sides looking for the final piece alike, try to get their grubby hands on prize assets from all round the competition.
Narrowing it down to just ten was very difficult.
The below are the top ten players I believe would be in demand as of right now.
Not necessarily the best. For instance Shaun Johnson is coming off a 10/10 season. There's also no chance he leaves the Warriors.
Taken into account are players ages, their expected salary, their role, talent and potential availability.
With that said, below are the top 10, in demand and off-contract stars right now:
1. Jarome Luai
Luai is set to become the most chased player in the NRL. His signature is literally club and future shaping.
Penrith have offered huge money, although the feeling is he is looking to test his value on the market. At least to see what he's worth.
The Dogs, Tigers, Dragons, Phins and Raiders are thought to be going in huge. I would be shocked in the Roosters and Sharks aren't also having a peak.
Luai is in a great spot where he can take his time. He knows there will be a million dollar offer there when he's ready.
I expect him to re-sign at Penrith but the cap can only be squeezed so far. This could be a long, drawn out affair.
