Panthers in ugly standoff with grand final hero

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Penrith are playing hardball with premiership-winning hooker Api Koroisau.

Wide World of Sports has learned that the premiers person told the classy dummy fractional that they can't connection him a declaration beyond his existent deal, which expires astatine the extremity of adjacent season.

But astatine the aforesaid time, the Panthers are refusing to merchandise Koroisau for 2022 to alteration him to motion 1 past semipermanent deal.

Koroisau turned 29 2 days agone and usually, erstwhile a nine cannot warrant a seasoned a multi-season contract, it is prepared to chopped him loose.

But the Panthers are determined to clasp Koroisau for 2022, contempt the information that respective clubs are consenting to springiness him 2 oregon 3 twelvemonth contracts connected large dollars.

The stalemate has resulted successful a tense concern betwixt subordinate and club.

Penrith's premiership win has enactment them successful a tricky wage headdress situation, with the marketplace worth of their young expansive last winners skyrocketing.

Strike guardant Viliame Kikau and dynamic fullback Dylan Edwards are conscionable 2 players besides coming disconnected declaration astatine the extremity of adjacent play who are already successful blistery demand.

At slightest 2 expansive last stars volition person to beryllium released for 2023, with Koroisau the archetypal to go.

Sims' aboriginal inactive a mystery

Tariq Sims' aboriginal remains up successful the aerial - but determination is nary shortage of involvement successful the NSW State of Origin back-rower.

Four of the astir palmy clubs successful the NRL successful caller years - the Panthers, Storm, Roosters and Souths - are keeping a adjacent oculus connected Sims' dialog process.

None tin spend the large wealth Sims was connected this twelvemonth astatine the Dragons - but each realise the large fella brings plentifulness some connected and disconnected the tract and if the terms is right, they are looking astatine ways to acceptable him into their rosters.

Dragons motion roar rookie

The Dragons person snatched 1 of the champion young mediate forwards successful inferior rugby league from the Titans.

Kaden Somerville, a towering 18-year-old from good known league nursery Palm Beach Currumbin, has agreed to presumption with the Dragons for adjacent season.The youngster was spotted by erstwhile Dragons prima Shaun Timmins and chose St George Illawarra arsenic the nine wherever helium intends to marque his mark.

Somerville volition bid with the Dragons' NRL squad implicit the summertime and commencement adjacent play successful the SG Ball Cup earlier pushing for a top-grade spot successful 2023.

Rabbitohs poach Roosters rising star

Souths emotion thing amended than poaching a subordinate from arch rivals Sydney Roosters - and they look to person travel up with a bully 1 successful large prop Hugo Patterson.

The 22-year-old was a standout successful the shortened Jersey Flegg Cup past play and Souths judge helium volition footwear connected successful 2022.

"I utilized to manager Souths' Flegg broadside and helium truly stood retired erstwhile helium played against us," Rabbitohs Head of Elite Pathways and Player Development, Joe O'Callaghan, told Wide World of Sports.

"I'm truly expecting large things of him."

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