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.
5. Briton Nikora
23-year-old Briton Nikora is one of the game's most underrated regular staring second-rowers. He is a huge part of the Sharks future.
That said, there are big rumblings that the Warriors are about to lodge an assault on his signature. Given he was born in New Zealand and his impressive partnership with Shaun Johnson, this is not a stretch.
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Nikora would be the perfect signing for the Dolphins. A name second-rower with a monster future, right as he's hitting his peak. I wouldn't imagine it would be a bank-breaking signature either.
The Sharks need to go out of their way to tie down their right edge back-rower. He's been a staple across two seasons and his defence improved out of sight in 2021.
I also expect there to be interest from the Knights, Tigers and Cowboys.
