To deal or not to deal

THE NRL’s inability to grapple the issue of contracts is only matched by their referees’ inability to tell the difference between a knock-on and a knock back.

Indeed, one of the closest seasons in years is embroiled in talk over who will go where and when they will go.

Fans love talking transfers. That’s clear,

Yet until the NRL can find a way to properly house that discussion – like the AFL and international football does with their trade windows – contract shenanigans will continue to dominate instead of actual on-field matters.