Kalyn Ponga deal is done but NRL must fix absurd player transfer issues

As long as the NRL keep the player transfer issue in the ‘too hard’ basket, embarrassments like the Ponga contract saga will continue

Our long and entirely unnecessary national nightmare is over. Kalyn Ponga has extended his deal with the Knights. After a seemingly never-ending drama full of plot twists and secret meetings, press conference storm-outs and outright lies, contract clauses and unaccredited advisors, the star fullback has inked to stay in the Hunter until the end of the 2027 season.

This protracted soap opera has finally reached a conclusion nearly all expected, that conclusion being that a club that has struggled to attract big-name stars is willing to do anything to appease their big-name star to keep him.

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