Newcastle retained Jacob Saifiti, who signed an extension through 2027. There had been talks of trading Saifiti to Canterbury for Josh Addo-Carr, but he’s staying. He had a career-best season with 2464 running meters in 21 games. Canterbury signed Connor Tracey from the Sharks on a three-year deal. Saifiti’s team, Cronulla, secured prop Toby Rudolf. Sydney Roosters extended Nat Butcher’s contract for 3 years. Titans signed Harley Smith-Shields from the Canberra Raiders. Brisbane re-signed Jordan Riki for 3 more years, and also kept Brendan Piakura. They also added Jaiyden Hunt. The article also contains details of players joining and leaving the NRL teams in 2024.