The second the clock ticks over into November, a host of NRL talent come off-contract for 2023 and beyond.
With the Dolphins entering the competition in 2023, this will most certainly be the craziest signing period we've seen since the last time the NRL expanded, way back in 2007.
Most players won't be ready to make deals on the first day of November. It's massively unlikely for big deals to happen right away, and with the addition of the Dolphins, I suspect player agents will be advising players to wait and speak to everyone.
That said, there are a few players who will be inundated with offers the literal second the page in that calendar is turned.
We take a look at the top ten players who can, and probably will, cause a chaotic scramble for their services.
7. Christian Welch (Melbourne Storm)
Calling it now, Christian Welch is the least likely of all players on this list to move. He's Melbourne through and through and I can't see Bellamy allowing him to leave.
Again though, there's a side coming in that presents Welch with a series of positives that may force him to, at least, have a little look.
The Dolphins will need an inaugural captain. There are few better options than Welch.
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They also have a blank cheque to bring Welch back to where he played his junior footy with the Brisbane Tigers.
At only 27, Welch would be on the radar of almost every single NRL coach. The reason I'm not linking him to every club other than the Dolphins is he just screams one-club-man.
The Dolphins could, however, put together a package to drag him away. Potentially.
