So what happens to players' contracts if the season is extended?

[Graham]

So just say the NRL decides at some point to re-start the season and through necessity has to extend it to December.

In that case some players who were contracted to their club but had planned to move to another club could have their move arrangements affected. Likewise those players whose contracts come to an end this season.

Could there be chaos?

It looks like the NRL is going to approve a change so that all players' contracts for this season will now run to Dec 31st.

Usually 1st November is the date off contract players can sign with other clubs.

This could mean chaos with all the chasing of players by clubs being done on the eve of the new season.

Frizell and Arrow for example wouldn't be able to join their new clubs until January.

One NRL CEO at least predicts chaos:

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“I foresee mass movement of players as every club works under to adjust their roster and operate within the restraints of a tightened salary cap and in a time frame of high-pressure due to the short amount of time between December 31 and March for the 2021 season.”