More than four months removed from November 1, there are still 136 NRL currently Top 30 contracted NRL players without a club to call home for 2027.
The Perth Bears still have more than half of their inaugural Top 30 to fill, and most clubs are in need of players, whether re-signed or otherwise, to complete their look and feel for 2027.
When you run the rule over the list of players who remain off-contract at the end of 2026, there is still a mountain of talent available.
Taking into account the likely value to a rival club - age, talent and potential included (for example, Cody Walker has been left out as he approaches the end of his career) - here are the Top 20 players to remain without a contract for 2027.
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Siua Wong was originally named in this list, however, it has since emerged he has re-signed with the Roosters during the off-season.
17. Sione Katoa (Cronulla Sharks)
The first of two Sharks wingers on this list, Katoa is seemingly the more likely option to leave the Shire at the end of the season.
The outside back is a veteran of the Sharks system and has been a walk-up starter for Craig Fitzgibbon, but his status would have been under pressure from the towering Sam Stonestreet this year, had Ronaldo Mulitalo not suffered an injury which will keep him out for most of the year.
The 28-year-old still has plenty to offer the NRL, and with 84 tries in 129 games to his name, it's not difficult to see why other clubs will be interested in his signature.
It seems a wait and watch state at the Sharks when it comes to the outside backs at moment, with too many cooks in the kitchen on the wing joined by salary cap pressures as they attempt to keep a squad with the premiership window wide open together.
Katoa is one of them, but also ptoentially the most likely to depart.
Some interesting reading there, particularly in the way you have rated them.
I wouldn’t have expected Purdue to be #1, or Taulagi at #4
To me it’s all about potential upside… What does a player provide over the terms of their next deal. Can’t see too many doing more than Purdue on this list.