{"id":844369,"date":"2026-08-05T12:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/844369\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T12:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T12:00:17","slug":"dolphins-close-in-on-3-2m-coup-but-two-stars-could-exit-club-as-grim-reality-laid-bare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/844369\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins close in on $3.2m coup \u2026 but two stars could exit club as grim reality laid bare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Dolphins will face an almighty battle to keep a couple of their superstars, but it appears they\u2019re closing in on one. <\/p>\n<p>Watch every game of every round of the NRL Premiership LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? <a href=\"https:\/\/kayosports.com.au\/en-AU\/welcome\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Join now and get your first month for just $1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Winger Selwyn Cobbo has enjoyed a stellar season in his first year at the club after signing a 12-month contract. <\/p>\n<p><img class=\"i-amphtml-fill-content i-amphtml-replaced-content\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/poster-fallback.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been reported that Cobbo is set to parlay that \u2018prove it\u2019 deal into a rich four-year deal worth up to $800,000 according to CODE Sports.<\/p>\n<p>However, journalist Brent Read has expressed doubts over the reported value of the deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s had a great year for the Dolphins and Queensland but I think $800k is a bit steep,\u201d Read said on NRL360.<\/p>\n<p>The Dolphins have 15 players who are contracted until the end of 2027 a list which includes rep players Cobbo, Herbie Farnworth, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, Jack Bostock, Tom Flegler and Kulikefu Finefeuaki.<\/p>\n<p>Mitch Moses under pressure | 01:22<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re not going to keep all of those. They\u2019re not going to be able to. Something\u2019s got to give,\u201d Read opined.<\/p>\n<p>The club have been trying to ink Farnworth to a new deal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-premiership\/nrl-2026-herbie-farnworth-linked-with-the-sydney-roosters-blake-lawrie-set-for-super-league-switch-transfer-whispers-nrl-news\/news-story\/1c562a5497e31c5119c37cb79c3a78b2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">but it appears he\u2019s keen on hitting the open market on November 1 with the Roosters reportedly set to strike.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read said on Triple M this week that Farnworth is as good as gone if he doesn\u2019t re-sign by November 1.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Herbie rumours won\u2019t go away,\u201d Read said on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RTlnuYo1uKQ\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Triple M\u2019s The Journos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s the interesting one because the whispers won\u2019t go away (between him and the Roosters).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure they are trying to extend Herbie but if he gets to November 1 forget about it. He\u2019s gone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In another potential blow to the expansion side, Blues outside back Jack Bostock is also set to test his value from November 1.<\/p>\n<p>Souths&#8217; big Duncan decision | 02:18<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s every chance he hits the open market,\u201d Read reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI expect clubs will come in pretty big for him so the Dolphins have a fight on their hands for both their centres.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bostock is a Dragons junior and the Red V are said to be interested in atoning for the recruitment blunder of letting him leave the club.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot sure whether he\u2019d (Bostock) go back but the Dragons are desperate for a strike centre and they have the money for it,\u201d The Daily Telegraph\u2019s Michael Carayannis said.<\/p>\n<p>The Eels are another team who have been floated as a potential suitor. <\/p>\n<p>While Bostock and Farnworth may head for the exit, the Dolphins have begun talks with Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow and Kulikefu Finefeuaki according to Read. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dolphins will face an almighty battle to keep a couple of their superstars, but it appears they\u2019re&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":844370,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-844369","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\/844369","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=844369"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/844369\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/844370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=844369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=844369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=844369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}