{"id":35878,"date":"2025-07-31T21:42:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T21:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/35878\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T21:42:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T21:42:14","slug":"transfer-whispers-rumours-news-josh-schusters-rabbitohs-contract-wont-be-renewed-braden-hamlin-uele-siosifa-talakai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/35878\/","title":{"rendered":"Transfer Whispers, rumours, news, Josh Schuster\u2019s Rabbitohs contract won\u2019t be renewed, Braden Hamlin-Uele, Siosifa Talakai"},"content":{"rendered":"

Josh Schuster and two Souths teammates have been told that their contract with the Rabbitohs won\u2019t be renewed at the end of this season<\/p>\n

Coach Wayne Bennett took a flyer on Schuster, signing him to a one-year \u2018prove it\u2019 deal after he was released by Manly in April 2024.<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately it hasn\u2019t worked out. Schuster has struggled with his mental health, with Souths granting him an indefinite break from rugby league back in June. <\/p>\n

He has played in five NSW Cup games for Souths but couldn\u2019t break into the NRL side. <\/p>\n

The club\u2019s decision to not re-sign Schuster could signal the end of the 24-year-old\u2019s NRL career. <\/p>\n

In addition to Schuster, prop Shaq Mitchell and winger Fletcher Myers have also been told there\u2019s no space at the club for them next year.<\/p>\n

The older brother of Latrell, Mitchell hasn\u2019t featured in first grade in 2025. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the club is keen on retaining livewire fullback Jye Gray.<\/p>\n

The two parties are in discussions over a potential two-year extension until the end of 2028.<\/p>\n

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SHARKS COULD MOVE TWO FORWARDS ON<\/p>\n

A pair of Sharks could be headed for the door at season\u2019s end.<\/p>\n

The club is reportedly pondering whether to keep Siosifa Talakai and Braden Hamlin-Uele on the roster beyond this season according to Code Sports, despite the fact they\u2019ve both got a year left on their current deals. <\/p>\n

With several clubs starved of front row depth, Hamlin-Uele should garner decent interest around the league. He\u2019s already been given permission to speak with rival clubs.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an interesting decision by the Sharks given Hamlin-Uele only last season signed a contract extension.<\/p>\n

If Talakai goes to market early, he will be a hot commodity.<\/p>\n

While he hasn\u2019t reached his best form this season, he\u2019s a powerful and versatile player who will be an asset for any team that picks him up. <\/p>\n

The Sharks are trying to rejig their roster in order to create enough cap space to re-sign star hooker Blayke Brailey and in form fullback Will Kennedy.<\/p>\n

NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA – APRIL 20: Siosifa Talakai of the Sharks with the ball during the round seven NRL match between Newcastle Knights and Cronulla Sharks at McDonald Jones Stadium, on April 20, 2025, in Newcastle, Australia. (Photo by Scott Gardiner\/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Josh Schuster and two Souths teammates have been told that their contract with the Rabbitohs won\u2019t be renewed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35879,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-35878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35878"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35878\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}