Most clubs have tied up their main players beyond next year with the majority of players who will be free agents at the end of this season at the end of their career, not yet proven commodities at NRL level or journeymen who subsist on short-term contracts.
The Warriors are set to be the least active club in the player transfer frenzy this year with only three of their current senior squad coming off the books.
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027+ |
Brisbane | 6 | 13 | 4 | 5 |
Canberra | 7 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
Canterbury | 8 | 12 | 5 | 6 |
Cronulla | 6 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
Dolphins | 9 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
Gold Coast | 6 | 11 | 11 | 2 |
Manly | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
Melbourne | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Newcastle | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
Nth Qld | 11 | 12 | 1 | 4 |
Parramatta | 8 | 14 | 4 | 4 |
Penrith | 10 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
St George Illawarra | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
Sth Sydney | 10 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
Roosters | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
Warriors | 3 | 15 | 10 | 0 |
Wests Tigers | 6 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
They are also the only club with nobody signed beyond 2026 – Cronulla have just one in Nicho Hynes while every other team has at least three long-term signings.
Not surprisingly, St George Illawarra have the most players not signed beyond this year at 12 as they try to overhaul their roster following the failed Anthony Griffin.