My general rule on these pages it to try and keep it positive.
Best signings, top prospects, top ten players in each position, future household names.
Today we take a trip to the dark side. Let's face it, people love the negativity. I guarantee the comments will double that of the positive lists I posted last week. Check the stats.
Please take this list with a grain of salt, it's supposed to be fun. No player on this list is going to care what I think. They all laughed their way to the bank.
We also don't have access to contracts and can only go off what has been widely reported.
Please keep in mind that is not a list of worst signings. Some were/are great signings. Just that their contracts don't represent great value.
With that said, below are ten of the worst deals in NRL history:
Dishonourable Mentions: Jordan Atkins, Adam Cuthbertson, Chad Townsend, Anthony Tupou, Tony Williams
1. Jamal Idris - Gold Coast Titans
At the time, the Gold Coast Titans looked to have pulled off an almighty signing coup in announcing Jamal Idris had signed a five-year deal with the club.
The NSW Origin centre was in hot demand and was set to become the face of rugby league on the holiday strip.
People laugh now but at the time Idris was a huge deal. The Titans were looking for a new star and they landed their man. For five years no less.
Two years later he was released to play for Penrith having made 35 appearances for nine tries.
Given the fanfare, length of the contract and the lack of return the Titans received, you'd have to go a long way to find anyone who remembers this contract in a positive light.
Yes, I was thinking of Chris Sandow too.
But more than that, I was thinking of Jason Taumalolo.
He was brilliant in 2017 โ the year the Cows gave him that 10 year deal.
Since then, heโs just gone down year by year.
Plays lots of matches but is only a shadow of hid 2017 form.