Nanai’s asking price is now 600k a season, wants minimum 3 years with 4 clubs circling. I don’t believe we are one of them.
Haas wants 1 mil a season.
Ponga has 8 weeks to decide whether he’s staying at the knights or will test the market to leave. Dolphins i think Will get him.
Tolman has stated he wishes to continue playing next season. Fifita likely to continue also (barring injury).
Smart of Nanai to strike while the iron is hot, don't know much about him but he's burst onto the scene with a stack of tries at 19 so I'd say someone will take a gamble. I'd be worried he's just the next Nikora with a hot start and then years of mediocrity and defensive weaknesses.
The Cowboys have quite a few guys with promise in this area and if they keep the right few vs if they get stuck with the worst few could be a big difference on their next few years. Nanai, Luki, Dunn, Gilbert, Condon... even Neame and Cotter.
Haas probably deserves it to be honest, although his little bits of trouble here and there hurt him.
If a team like Tigers could afford that then him and Utoikamanu would be an awesome young prop pairing to build around.
If Haas wants to go to a decent team he won't be able to get that money I wouldn't have thought.
Ponga I thought would prefer to leave for Dolphins but now Knights are going decent it makes it more attractive to stay. He might stay on a matched offer now rather than Knights needing to bump offer right up to keep him. Hoy finally showed some signs though so depending on their confidence in him Knights might not be willing to spend as much as Dolphs and I don't think Ponga would take less to stay.
Tolman can and will get another contract somewhere. Fifita is playing decent but clearly hobbled, at this point he needs to seriously weigh up if any offer is worth further damage to his legs. I'd consider keeping both on real low wages but I think Hazelton and maybe Calhoon and Pele will be looking to move into consideration next year so the older guys might be let go if they want too much (and depending on which other forwards we retain). If Graham left I'd be more interested in keeping a bargain Fifita - I don't really want him playing for another NRL club (I know he has previously)