{"id":670149,"date":"2026-05-14T10:01:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T10:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/670149\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T10:01:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T10:01:16","slug":"nrl-2026-luke-metcalf-signs-three-year-deal-with-dragons-contract-details-pay-warriors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/670149\/","title":{"rendered":"NRL 2026: Luke Metcalf signs three-year deal with Dragons, contract details, pay, Warriors"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Dragons have continued their signing spree, confirming the addition of star halfback Luke Metcalf on a three-year deal from next season.<\/p>\n

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According to Code Sports<\/a>, Metcalf\u2019s contract is worth around $900,000 per season.<\/p>\n

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Metcalf had been given permission by the Warriors to explore his options earlier this week despite being contracted to the club until the end of 2028.<\/p>\n

While Metcalf was once viewed as the club\u2019s long-term halfback, the stellar form of new recruit Tanah Boyd gave the Warriors a welcome headache and the former Titans playmaker has reportedly been rewarded with a contract extension of his own.<\/p>\n

Metcalf was leading the Dally M count midway through last year before an ACL injury cut his breakout season short. <\/p>\n

When healthy, he is among the most dynamic halfbacks in the game and the Dragons are confident the 27-year-old will bounce back from his most recent injury.<\/p>\n

Dragons Chief Executive Officer Tim Watsford said in a statement that Metcalf\u2019s signing was an \u201cimportant step\u201d for the club. <\/p>\n

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\u201cLuke is a player who brings creativity and confidence to our football program,\u201d Watsford said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be able to bring him into the club for the next three years is a significant outcome for us.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has shown he can influence games with the ball in hand, and we believe his best football is still in front of him. This is another important step in building a squad that supports our local talent with strategic additions, allowing the playing group to grow together and deliver the kind of football our members and fans want to see.\u201d<\/p>\n

Metcalf, meanwhile, said he was \u201creally excited\u201d to join the Dragons but also reaffirmed his commitment to the Warriors until the end of the year.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a proud club with a huge supporter base, and I\u2019m looking forward to meeting the boys, getting to work and earning the respect of the players, staff and fans,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cI intend to give my all to the Warriors for the remainder of this season before taking the next step in my career. It will be an honour to pull on the Red V and do everything I can to help the club move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Metcalf is the latest major signing for the Dragons along with Keaon Koloamatangi (2027-2031), Scott Drinkwater (2027-2029) and Phillip Sami (2027-2029), while local juniors Hamish Stewart (current-2029) and Dylan Egan (current-2029) have also recently extended.<\/p>\n

The Warriors also confirmed Metcalf\u2019s impending departure in a statement, with CEO Cameron George saying the 27-year-old will be a \u201cvaluable part of our squad for the rest of 2026\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dragons have continued their signing spree, confirming the addition of star halfback Luke Metcalf on a three-year…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":670150,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-670149","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\/670149","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=670149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670149\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/670150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=670149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=670149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=670149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}