NRL Contracts Special: How the November deadline could damage your club

Expansion might be good for the NRL competition, but it could be bad for your team. We reveal the full list of off-contract players at every club and who should be a retention priority.

Who are the top November 1 deadline targets at every club?

It’s almost four months to the day the Bears come out of hibernation and straight into hunting season, ready to pounce on any player entering the final year of their contracts.

And that list could even expand, with Selwyn Cobbo’s recent one-year deal with the Dolphins a genuine sign that players are timing their deals to coincide with Perth’s arrival.

It means clubs are already under pressure to lock in their lock in their best talent, a cohort that includes the likes of Payne Haas, Luke Metcalf, Jarome Luai and Tino Fa’asuamaleaui.

Brent Read, Michael Carayannis, David Riccio and Peter Badel look at where each club is at and, more importantly, who the priority signing must be before the clock strikes November 1.