A few snippets:
(DT Sport Confidential)
- The Sharks have got ahead of the November 1 transfer window by giving permission to utility Connor Tracey to speak with rival clubs. Cronulla have told Tracey he is free to receive offers from rival clubs for the 2025 season alone with the 27-year-old contracted until the end of next year. The Sharks have no plans to move Tracey on early.
- A 19-year-old from North Queensland with only 12 first grade games to his name is only weeks away from becoming one of the hottest properties in the game. Kulikefu Finefeuiaki made his debut earlier this season for the Cowboys while on a development deal and he has turned heads since, suggesting he will become a target for rivals as he prepares to enter the final year of his deal on November 1. The Cowboys will have their hands full in a few weeks. Finefeuiaki aside, half Tom Dearden, forward Coen Hess and back rower Heilum Luki – he has a player option in his contract for 2025 – all have the ability to sign with rival clubs from November 1. Dearden is a clear priority but Luke and Finefeuiaki present an intriguing dilemma for the Cowboys given the back row is one of their positions of strength.
(Zerotackle)
- Once rated as one of the game's most talented youngsters, utility Jayden Nikorima will once again be on the lookout for a new club in 2024. A five-eighth who has also filled in playing other positions in reserve grade for the Storm, Nikorima only managed a single NRL game in 2023 to go with his one in 2022.
