The Halfback Conundrum

Looking at the off-contract names, it's been a few years since there were this many established or high potential halves off contract at the same time (last time was probably in 2020/1, when Reynolds, Townsend and Hynes were all signed for the 2022 season in mid-2021, after Jake Clifford and Matt Burton were both snapped up not long after November 1 2020).

You can probably sort the names into three categories:

Definitely available in 2025 - Lachlan Ilias
Potentially available in 2025 -...

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