November 1st, one of the days every rugby league fan circles. It's the day that literally millions of dollars of talent become off-contract.

Titans and Origin superstar David Fifita is one of those players able to talk to opposition clubs come the first day of November.

Judging by reports this week, there is more than one club already preparing a massive bid to tempt the monster forward for 2024 and beyond.

With the salary cap set to rise and many clubs entering either a rebuild or a title window, Fifita will be highly sought after.

Here are the five most likely landing spots for David Fifita - the club he will represent come Round 1 2024.

2. Canberra Raiders

Any potential chase by the Raiders would depend on the future of the off-contract Joseph Tapine.

Tapine is arguably the form front rower in the competition and is likely to attract monster offers from rival clubs come November 1st.

If the Green Machine were to lose the Kiwi superstar, then they would need a replacement. David Fifita shapes as a pretty handy one.

They play a different game but Ricky Stuart has a brilliant recent record of extracting the very best out of talented forwards. Perhaps a move into the centre could truly unlock Fifita's potential?

I think it's fair to suggest that Canberra is a little quieter than the Gold Coast. Fifita, for all his talents, isn't immune to a distraction.

If Ricky Stuart can convince Tapine to extend his stay in the Capital, then this is a moot argument. If not though, I would be shocked if Stuart doesn't aggressively hunt a replacement in Fifita.

2 COMMENTS

  1. Dan,
    Nicho Hynes is on $600K and looks like he is worth a million.
    David Fifita is on $800K and looks like he is not worth it because he is so unreliable .
    Factor in his high maintenance and I would not have him at any price.

    If DF is going to move, he won’t come down in price, and paying him a million without upgrading Hynes is just going to p**s off the Sharks’ best player.

    Solution, for your Sharks:
    – upgrade Nicho to $800K right now to build a bit of loyalty.
    – approach Newcastle to get David Klemmer for 2023. I reckon he would jump at the chance to play for a club that is going places, especially if it is for the same money.
    – Let Newcastle go for David Fifita (for 2023 if the Broncs will let him go) now they have money to spare.

  2. In the face of their tweaked 2023 squad (Verrills and Foran), the Titans need to retain DF. With the increased cap, the club’s reserved spending and their emerging talent pool then DF can get his market price. Downgrading him unreasonably would be a counter-productive step on several levels. Some of the new names that will be appearing, after Jojo Fifita and Klese Haas in 2022, are Alick, Puhulu, Tino’s brother Izsac, Liyou, Bryant, Weaver, Fuller, Francis, Spry, Kahn-Pereira and Tuaupiki, amongst others.