Broncos
Jack Bird: Has a player option up his sleeve on his $1M contract which he will activate. Perennially injured, he is taking up a lot of cap space at the Broncos. As part of an incentive to take one of our players, we could top up the difference, freeing up $250k+ of cap space for the Broncos to play with and giving some of their younger players a crack at fullback. Also Bird is a talented player when he can take the field.
Andrew McCullough: While on half as much as Jack Bird, McCullough also has a player option in his favour which he will activate. Brisbane have shown that they are happy for him to move on given they lent him to Newcastle this season where he was more than serviceable. With Harry Grant heading back to Melbourne, this would give us some experience and depth at hooker and give the 18yr old Jake Simpkin time to develop more.
Joe Ofahengaue: Despite being on contract till 2022, Joe O was given permission to look for new clubs. Much younger than Packer and Reynolds, a change of scenery might do him good. Also the extra contract length might mean some flexibility when it comes to negotiating covering contract values.
Bulldogs
Nick Meaney: Not on huge dollars, but couldn't nail down his preferred fullback position when Dean Pay was coach. Had a decent crack at fullback once Pay was punted, but was only ever filling in while Georgalis waited for Hopoate to be fit. By the seasons end, he had been dumped from the first grade side. Despite this, Meaney is a solid fullback and would give cover should JAC either fail to fire or fail to sign.
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak:Also on contract till 2022, DWZ started the year at fullback, but soon lost the position and at one point was dumped from the first grade side completely. At the end of the year he was shuffled around the Bulldogs backline but hasn't nailed down a spot. If still out of favour with incoming coach Trent Barrett, Dallin could make a decent pickup for us given our lack of depth in the outside backs. Madge also had a relationship with him before from coaching New Zealand and maybe able to get the best out of him.
Cowboys
Jake Granville: Granville has a year to go on his contract and is behind Reece Robson and Reuben Cotter in the pecking order, so the Cowboys would have no issue letting him go. Granville could provide some experienced hooker depth in much the same way that McCullough would, a stop gap effort between Grant and Simpkin.
Ben Hampton: Hampton has been used to fill holes all over the Cowboys backline and isn't considered a starting specialist in any position, so it's unlikely the Cowboys would lose any sleep over him leaving. It's also unlikely that him leaving would be worth the headache of bringing in Packer and I doubt Reynolds is the solution to the Cowboys halves issues.
Dragons
Corey Norman: Of all the spine players available for the Dragons, the one who is the most underwhelming is Corey Norman. Norman has a decent passing game and an excellent short kicking game when he decides to put in the effort. Reynolds is the mirror image of this bloke, all tenacity and effort, whereas Norman only has Milford for competition when it comes to being a lazy f**k. Would add depth and skill to the halves without demanding selection.
Trent Merrin: Merrin is a shadow of the player he once was. Brought back to add some starch to the Dragons pack, he has been surpassed by virtually every other forward on the Dragons roster except for Korbin Sims. It made the Dragons go out and poach Kaide Ellis from the Panthers mid season. Merrin would just be making up the numbers here as well.
Korbin Sims: Least talented of all the Sims siblings and probably the worst forward on the Dragons roster, Sims still has a year to go on his contract. A few years younger than Merrin, Korbin could add to the forward depth on our roster, but literally ever other forward on this list would be a better option than him. That being said, at least he won't get in the way of our other developing forwards.
Jason Saab: Saab doesn't quite fit the mold for this list given he's on contract until 2022 and his club doesn't really want to get rid of him. Despite this he's clearly behind Ravalawa and Pereira which is why he wanted out earlier in the season. It's a shame we couldn't secure his release earlier in the season despite letting Thompson go to get him, but his club has told him they would talk about his contract at the end of the season. Maybe we could work something out this time.
Eels
Daniel Alvaro: Was loaned to Warriors early this season due to COVID19, so the club would be probably willing to let him walk, but despite the injury to Dylan Brown showing up their lack of halves depth, it's unlikely that they want him gone that badly that they would go after Reynolds.
Knights:
No one: After all the hard work Nathan Brown put in, the Knights cap in good shape. There aren't any steaming turds taking up cap space. Earlier this year they signed Blake Green to partner Pearce in the halves and after letting him go, they looked at Kieran Foran. They could definitely use an experienced half to help Pearce out and Reynolds definitely fits the mold.
Panthers:
No one: Panthers have already shed their overpriced players like DWZ, RCG and Waqa Blake and they have no need to bring in Packer or Reynolds.
Rabbitohs:
No one: Cody Walker is playing out of his skin off the back of a platform laid by Damien Cook and Adam Reynolds and their forwards aren't too flashy but they are getting the job done, so the Rabbitohs have no need for a half or Packer. Gagai is on a lot of coin, but it is less than the two we are looking to offload and they get better value out of playing him in their backline anyway.
Raiders:
No one: Like Knights and Panthers, Ricky has already cleaned out players like Paul Vaughn, Junior Paulo and Joey Leilua. Their cap and roster are in good shape as their depth players showed against Cronulla. If Ricky identifies any issues, he will go to ESL for a replacement rather than looking to swap duds.
Roosters:
No one: Uncle Nick doesn't have to worry about cap space and can sign whoever he likes. Flanagan has been a decent enough foil for Keary and with Lam and Walker on the books, their half depth is fine. Their forward depth is fine as well.
Sea Eagles:
Jack Gosiewski: Given the rumours of Luke Garner signing with Manly, Jack must be on the outer and despite him not being on huge coin, he's a decent experienced second rower that we would get more value out of than Packer or Reynolds. Any player swap with Manly would probably be conditional on releasing Garner as well.
Reuben Garrick: A decent goal kicking winger, Garrick could be a decent pickup for us in an area where we are light. Manly might be OK with releasing him, given the emergence of Vuna and Harper. They are also losing AFB and maybe they would be happy to take Packer with us paying freight.
Sharks:
Matt Moylan: Moylan played more matches in the halves than at fullback due to the emergence of Will Kennedy and given the plethora of halves the Sharks have on contract, they would be more than happy to let Moylan go. They could probably pair Trindall with Reynolds in reserves to give him more game time as a dominant halfback, but now that they have re-signed Rudolph they probably don't need another prop. Moylan could slot in at fullback despite it not being his favoured position if JAC falls through or fails to fire.
Josh Dugan: Dugan has filled in admirably for the Sharks at centre, but he is still on decent coin. The strong running game he used to have at fullback might be suited to the new rules, but whether his body would be is another story. Much like Gagai, the Sharks get decent service out of him in the centres, so it's unlikely they would be too keen on swapping him out.
Storm:
No one: Storm are a professional well run club who despite rorting the cap in the past, they still haven't ended up in cap difficulties like us. They poach promising young talent and seem to get more out of the unwanted journeymen they snap up, so it's unlikely they would want to take Packer or Reynolds.
Titans:
No one: Holbrook has already put a broom through the place. Most of the Brennan signings are gone and he seems to getting performances out of those that remain like Peachey and Wallace. They want a hooker, so the only way to get Packer or Reynolds to go would be part of a package deal with Liddle if we re-signed Harry Grant if Smith plays on. Too many ifs.
Warriors:
No one: We've already seen what the Warriors are capable of with a decent coach. They have a bunch of new experienced forwards coming in like AFB and BMM, so they have no need for Packer and their halves pairing of CHT and Nikorima seems to be good enough that bringing Reynolds in wouldn't be an improvement.
EDIT: Couldn't help myself
