He wasn't even on a development contract for this year.......hardly an indication, of what you are implying....
Wests Tigers forward Fonua Pole has put pen to paper on a two-year extension through to the end of the 2027 season while the Eels have announced the signing of Josh Addo-Carr for two years.
www.nrl.com
And for next year, I suspect he was only a development contract which has been the case for a lot of our promising juniors when they turn 20 (see Sanders and Guymer)......which is why we had "release" him...