{"id":394018,"date":"2026-01-28T00:03:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T00:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/394018\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T00:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T00:03:09","slug":"adrian-lam-hoping-for-quick-contract-resolutions-as-he-responds-to-leigh-leopards-pairs-nrl-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/394018\/","title":{"rendered":"Adrian Lam hoping for quick contract resolutions as he responds to Leigh Leopards pair’s NRL links"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Adrian Lam<\/a> is hoping to secure his off-contract players sooner rather than later with the Leigh Leopards boss fielding questions about a number of off-contract players at the club\u2019s media day.<\/p>\n

The presser from that media day was shared to the club\u2019s YouTube<\/a> channel and saw Lam asked about his off-contract players and how that status affects those impacted players, with both Robbie Mulhern and Owen Trout recently linked with moves away.<\/p>\n

Mulhern was linked with a move to South Sydney Rabbitohs<\/a> whilst Trout has been the reported subject of interest domestically and down under.<\/p>\n

Asked if such reports and the contract status could be a distraction, Lam responded: \u201cThere are a few players in that position and I don\u2019t want to spend too much time on it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe get this situation every year and it can affect players\u2019 performances. I\u2019ve seen it with my own son at different times at different clubs and it\u2019s an area we want to get sorted quickly, either way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leigh Leopards boss downplays significance of off-contract group<\/p>\n

Leigh have already moved to address one major off-contract player with last year\u2019s Super League Dream Team centre Umyla Hanley handed a new contract<\/a> that keeps him at the club until the end of the 2028 season.<\/p>\n

That still leaves a host of big names without deals beyond 2025 with Aaron Pene, Bailey Hodgson, Gareth O\u2019Brien, Isaac Liu, Jack Hughes, Josh Charnley, Owen Trout and Robbie Mulhern among the 13 off-contract Leopards.<\/p>\n

On the process of re-signing players, Lam said:\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019ll get through that process but for now, his (Robbie Mulhern) priority is to make sure he leads the group. He\u2019s part of our leadership group.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lam added: \u201cI think every coach is the same and in a similar situation. I\u2019d rather sign them all for five years each, if I could and I had my way.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt never works that way and you deal with everyone separately and each situation but the squad have been awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n

Check out the latest episode of The Serious About Rugby League Show on\u00a0our YouTube channel here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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