{"id":832099,"date":"2026-07-29T21:56:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T21:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/832099\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T21:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T21:56:11","slug":"the-top-ten-nrl-players-without-a-contract-for-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/832099\/","title":{"rendered":"The top TEN NRL players without a contract for 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The year might be just a week away from ticking into August, but there are still plenty of players without a deal for 2027.<\/p>\n

Zero Tackle’s NRL<\/a> squad tracker currently has 121 spots available for 2027, and that means there are a host of players still to sort out their futures.<\/p>\n

We look at the top ten left available on the open market with plenty of clubs still on the lookout for talent to complete their rosters.<\/p>\n

A handful of players, like Daly Cherry-Evans<\/a> who has an option at the Roosters, and Josh Papalii<\/a> who will either retire or head to the English Super League<\/a>, have been excluded.<\/p>\n

See every player without a contract for 2027 here.<\/p>\n

10. Junior Paulo (Parramatta Eels)<\/p>\n

Paulo is widely expected to sign with the Perth Bears<\/a> for 2027 and 2028 as he sees out the end of his career, but for now, he still doesn’t have a deal locked in.<\/p>\n

A veteran of the middle third in the NRL<\/a>, the prop leaving the Eels – if that is indeed the way he goes – will leave a big hole for the men from Western Sydney to fill.<\/p>\n

A spiritual leader of any team he plays in, he is a very good chance of becoming the Perth Bears’ first skipper if he does head across the country.<\/p>\n

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