However, he joined brother Dallin on the sidelines for last night’s win and was also ommitted from the Canterbury Cup ranks. Tough centre Brent Naden and winger Josh Mansour can also speak to rivals from November. One recent example of this is Josh Mansour … It an adds an intriguing subplot to the looming exit of wantaway flyer Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, who has been granted permission by the Panthers to speak with rival clubs. Waqa Blake is picking up his cheque from the Panthers salary cap. We’ve got a group of guys here who are signed for next year so they’re all excited about what’s coming in the future. The list of players on contract for at least another two seasons are Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, Nathan Cleary, Waqa Blake, Reagan Campbell-Gillard, Wayde Egan, James Fisher-Harris, Jack Hetherington, Jarome Luai, Viliame Kikau, Liam Martin, Josh Mansour, Dean Whare and Isaah Yeo. With little room to work with, Pay is remaining upbeat about the dire situation that has turned his rookie coaching season into a nightmare. Call it belief. Losing experienced front-rower James Tamou to the Wests Tigers at least frees up money for the younger brigade. ‘’I think it’s exciting what’s coming over the next couple of years,’’ Pay told reporters. Still, the salary cap pressure is only going to get tougher for Penrith. The club is reportedly facing a massive salary cap crunch, and are increasingly desperate to offload multiple stars to free up cap space over the long term. Joining Crichton next season is Newcastle halfback Jack Cogger who gives Pay another option to partner Kieran Foran after seeing mixed results from Matt Frawley and Jeremy Marshall-King throughout 2018. Jarome Luai could be the only person in Penrith who was happy when James Maloney quit the Panthers. According to The Daily Telegraph, the club has locked in 13 players on hefty long-term deals which account for an estimated $5 million-plus portion of the $9m salary cap. Malakai suffered a rib injury in Round 8 against Canberra, but was expected to return this week. In a reveal-all fan forum, senior club officials informed their members they are unable to make any big name signings until 2021 thanks to poorly managed funds under a failed regime consisting of Des Hasler and Ray Dib. Required fields are marked *. 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Because Gould put Blake and Campbell-Gillard on long-term contracts, Penrith will be paying a good portion of their salaries for another two years at the Eels. Crichton is the first addition of a restrained new recruitment plan that has forced Canterbury coach Dean Pay to put his faith in a more affordable crop of youth. Waqa Blake is picking up his cheque from the Panthers salary cap. "Signing a player of Christian's ability and potential is great news for Bulldogs fans,’’ Bulldogs chief executive Andrew Hill said. Jarome Luai and boom centre Stephen Crichton are also off contract at the end of next season but are certain to stay. At the same time the club is facing huge challenges keeping this magnificent roster intact as rival clubs are about to launch raids on their best young players. Hill denied reports they were shopping around some of their biggest names, however he failed to guarantee their place in the side next year. If Crichton signed on the minimum wage, the club has just $400,000 to fill up four remaining roster spots next season. Losing experienced front-rower James Tamou to the Wests Tigers at least frees up money for the younger brigade. “It’s helped that we had a youngish roster this year.”. ‘’I’m really looking forward to the challenge. Maloney has previously been linked to a move to England, which also appears a likely landing spot for Malakai Watene-Zelezniak, brother of Dallin. They are victims of their own success. We need to be really smart with what we’re doing. A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. The Panthers are purring as they push for their first premiership in 17 years, a feat made all the more remarkable when the full picture of their salary cap is revealed.