We may be deep into an off-season that feels as though it will never end, but rugby league never sleeps.
North Queensland Cowboys fans, having just endured a horror 2025 season, have been dealt a huge blow in the past 24 hours.
QLD, Kangaroos and Samoan star Murray Taulagi's time at the club looks as though it is set to end at the completion of the 2026 season.
Reports indicate the player and club look set for a split as the Cowboys look to use his salary elsewhere.
I doubt he'll be without a club for very long. In fact compiling this list was one of the easiest I've ever seen.
Here are six potential landing spots for Murray Taulagi:
5. South Sydney Rabbitohs
The Rabbitohs present as an aging roster. One full of injuries at that. They need fresh blood.
Club legend Alex Johnston seems to be sticking around to break the all time try scoring record before moving on to join the new PNG side.
Tyrone Munro is unavailable due to the NRL's no fault stand down policy.
Tualagi provides both youth, and ability, sorely lacking in the South Sydney set up right now.
I'm not sure where the Souths salary cap is right now but with a plethora of aging talent coming off contract soon, this isn't a huge leap to make.
What we see here is the failure of the NRL to devise and implement a workable transfer system. The clubs you have identified, Dan, want a winger _today_ not in twelve months’ time.
With no defined mechanism in place for transferring players, any transfer must be ad-hoc. Too hard for most clubs to invent, each time they want to see if they can pick up a player who is currently contracted.