Rugby league fans, it has arrived. NRL silly season!
November 1. The day where players all across the country (and New Zealand) become "free agents" so to speak.
Although we're yet to click over into 2026, players contracted until the end of the 2026 season are now fair game.
The introduction of the Perth Bears makes this the most exciting November 1 since since the Dolphins version.
Today we're discussing ten players we believe will be both in demand and have the potential to shift clubs for 2027 and beyond.
This isn't just a list of the ten biggest names off contract.
For example James Tedesco is off contract but I just never see him leaving Roosters for another NRL club.
Here are the top ten realistic targets come November first:
Honourable Mention: Lindsay Smith and Jaxon Perdue, I believe, will re-sign with their current clubs and aren't listened below
3. Coby Black
Two weeks ago I couldn't see a world where young gun Coby Black would be anywhere but the Brisbane Broncos. Rugby league moves quickly.
The Broncos are expected to announce the signing for 2027 of Jonah Pezet to play halfback moving forward.
Ezra Mam has been re-signed recently to a mega money deal that runs through 2029. He isn't being paid that kind of money to be a bench utility.
Coby Black has been spoken of, highly, for many years. He was brilliant in the Under 19s State of Origin game earlier this season for Queensland.
He'd be on the board for multiple clubs around the NRL but the Perth Bears have a brilliant opportunity to build around a massively hyped young halfback.
