I think the good news out of Holmes signing with the Dragons is that it gives them the ability to absorb all of RCGs contract.
**if that is what they are looking to do here**
That's based on other speculation, but the hiccup was allegedly waiting for someone to take on all of Holmes' deal. Now that is done, RCG can head north (or better yet, SIVO!!), and we have space for the next domino to fall.
We had $500k/ year in room for Blaize. Whatever we free up in releasing someone can be added to that, and maybe we can luck out on attracting two solid players in return (eg 500k each), or 1 'culture vet' (250k) and 1 semi-star (750k - 1M if RCG goes).
The NRL off-season would be a LOT more fun (and far more above-board) if player salaries were released as in US professional sports. It would give the fans so much more fun poking around with potential scenarios (**while at the same time opening up avenues for wrath and ire at perceived overpaid dudes).