One year deal with a one-year option, so as he's not on the departure list, it looks as though the option is being taken up.

Matty Russell has not let anyone down this season, there would be a host of players I would release before him.

So in terms of outs and ins…

Musgrove for Mikaele
Fitzgibbon for McGuire
Tai for Mata’utia
King for Minikin (using marquee rule)
Crowther for Dudson?

Feel like I’m missing someone else but we also have Clark leaving who had the biggest salary of the lot - feels like there could be some more incoming yet?

Thought crowther was cas bound

I’m just going with Abe’s message in the other thread. No official comment on Dudson yet as far as I know either.

Abe said Dudson is 1 of the 4 going to Widnes on season long loan.

Yes I know, I mean official from the club

Doolan is off to South Sydney apparently.

Good for him. I wonder if that's a one or two year deal to develop his game.

Would like to think so.

Aren't we trying to come to an agreement with Cas over Crowther?

really strange that a hooker who is not even good enough to get into our team is being signed by an nil team good in a way but very strange how he was not anywhere near our first team ?

He's not going to be starting for Souths is he?

Matt Shaw mentions the fact that McCarthy is part of the development set-up at Souths now, so that explains the connection. It'd be nice to think there might be a way back for him here if he does well down there.

If Doolan does well at Souths, I can`t see him returning here any time soon.

The Salary Cap in the NRL allows clubs to pay their players wages that Super League clubs can`t compete with.

If he doesn`t progress, then of course he will return and probably get a contract with a team here.