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
8. Tevita Pangai Junior - Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs/Josh Schuster - Manly Sea Eagles
I'll group these two together as they're similar. They'd both be much higher if each club hadn't managed to wiggle their way out early.
Josh Shuster signed a multi year contract with $800,000 a season despite never really nailing down a spot, or preferred position.
Manly couldn't escape this contract quickly enough. They were forced to pay him out to move him on. Shuster has since linked with Souths in hopes of reviving a much hyped NRL career.
Pangai Jr signed a monster three-year deal at the Dogs. His first season, despite an Origin appearance, was so average that the club actively let him retire, box then return.
Any other situation would have seen the club scream murder should a player have "retired" then gone back on his word so quickly.
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.