Canberra Raiders and Sydney Roosters withdrew players' offers before the deadline, making necessary but tough decisions.
The Canberra Raiders and Sydney Roosters managed to shake the NRL to its core just days out from the November 1 deadline, but the uncomfortable truth for the players involved, the fans, and maybe even club administrators is that it was the right call to make.
The call they had to make, in fact.
On Monday afternoon, the Canberra Raiders were the first to jump, revealing Hudson Young had not signed their club-record offer before the deadline, and they took it off the table.
Just hours later, on Monday evening, Sam Walker's offer was ripped up by the Sydney Roosters.