St George Illawarra Dragons

Latest verified updates

News review: 2 November 2026. Announcement dates shown below. Earlier roster and salary observations retain their original dates unless a change is explicitly identified.

• 2026-10-29 · ConfirmedEden Hodges extends for two years and will train with the NRL squad this pre-season. This does not establish a Top 30 or development-list place.
• 2026-10-12 · Confirmed Fien and Howlett join the coaching team — Nathan Fien and David Howlett will assist Dean Young in 2027.
• 2026-09-21 · Confirmed Jacob Webster moves into the Top 30 — Webster's extension gives him a Top 30 place for 2027 and 2028 after making his NRL debut this season.

Contract values & cap context

Annual rates and deal averages for the 2027 squad, with dated historical or future figures where the current price is unavailable. All figures are AUD; click each amount for its source.

A$7.47m (61.7%) is not accounted for by these figures. This includes undisclosed contracts and is not available cap space.

7 players have a sourced price indication; 21 listed players have no verified amount. 1 historical, future, imprecise or non-comparable figures are displayed but excluded from the subtotal.

This subtotal is an indicative sum of public reports, not the full squad wage bill or an audited cap charge. The percentage compares this partial subtotal with the cap benchmark; it does not measure actual cap usage. Unpriced players remain unknown.

Maximum benchmark: A$11.70m base plus up to A$0.30m veteran/developed-player and A$0.10m vehicle allowances. Allowance eligibility and cap adjustments can vary.

Cap benchmark, calculation method & limitations · Checked 30 October 2026.

2027 Top 30 tracker

28 names identified · Provisional published squad

This list is not a final registered Top 30. Unconfirmed places are left open; a missing name does not establish a vacant contract slot. Development and train-and-trial players are not counted as senior places.

Linked amounts below are reported estimates, not confirmed NRL salary-cap charges.

• Clint Gutherson~A$800k/yrReported season salary · moderate confidence
• Connor WatsonAmount not verified
• Cyrus Stanley-TraillAmount not verified
• Daniel Atkinson~A$500k/yr averageReported deal average · moderate confidence
• David FaleAmount not verified
• Dylan EganAmount not verified
• Hamish StewartAmount not verified
• Hayden BuchananAmount not verified
• Jacob HalangahuAmount not verified
• Jacob LiddleAmount not verified
• Jacob WebsterAmount not verified
• Josh KerrAmount not verified
• Kade ReedAmount not verified
• Keaon Koloamatangi~A$1m/yr averageReported deal average · moderate confidence
• Kodi NikorimaAmount not verified
• Kyle FlanaganAmount not verified
• Leeroy WeatherallAmount not verified
• Loko Pasifiki TongaAmount not verified
• Luke Metcalf~A$900k/yrReported annual rate · moderate confidence
• Lyhkan King-TogiaAmount not verified
• Moses Suli~A$600k/yrIndependent tracker estimate · moderate confidence
• Nick TsougranisAmount not verified
• Phillip SamiAmount not verified
• Ryan CouchmanAmount not verified
• Scott DrinkwaterA$950k–A$1m/yr averageReported deal average · moderate confidence · excluded from subtotal
• Setu TuAmount not verified
• Toby CouchmanAmount not verified
• Valentine Holmes~A$833k/yr averageReported deal average · moderate confidence

Published contract source · Roster confidence: moderate.

Signings & movement

Selected changes for 2027. Club announcements are confirmed; independent tracker entries are labelled as published movements.

Published movements source · Confidence: moderate.

Selected senior movements; includes announced departures during and after 2026. Watson joins PNG in 2028.