Entering Round 11 this weekend, all 17 NRL teams can choose their train and trial players for team list selection on Tuesday.
Earning $1200 per week, there is no limit on how many contracts clubs were allowed to give at the beginning of the season, with some contracts lasting weeks, months, or the full season.
Penrith Panthers CEO Matt Cameron confirmed earlier this year that players on train and trial contracts will be eligible for selection after Round 10.
Some players available for selection this week and the remainder of the season include Brad Arthur's son Matt Arthur, second-rower Clay Webb, and several former NRL players who have moved to new teams, such as Ethan Quai-Ward, Declan Casey and Ethan O'Neill.
Wests Tigers
At the beginning of the season, the Wests Tigers had 12 players listed as train-and-trial players, headlined by Heath Mason and Declan Casey
Declan Casey signed with the team from the Canterbury Bulldogs in which he appeared in six NRL games, while Mason is an Australian Schoolboys representative and is regarded as one of the brightest young talents in rugby league.
Train and Trial Players
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