What player each NRL club would need to cough-up to snare Lomax

Fox Sports has done a fictional piece on what player each NRL club would have to release if they wanted a fair trade for Zac Lomax.

Read it here: https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2026-what-each-team-could-offer-for-zac-lomax-trade-eels-storm-where-will-he-go-opinion-analysis-news/news-story/90ec6e24c04a502782b4f19952b30f22?fbclid=IwY2xjawPhLTRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFzbkdPNERnUm1DUTlXRGpoc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHjBo4CEfji2jwXTIy0TV67BqKUvTl1hPKK-32k5Avn2n89Fs3kXkDrQR3s0e_aem_OMtx-BtvSVb_c_WYE9Te4w

It's probably a good assessment of our current player roster than it is anything else.

The Storm are probably the favourites to land Lomax if the Eels are willing to do a deal in time, but foxsports.com.au have taken a look at what every NRL club could offer the Eels in a realistic player swap where it would be a win-win for all sides involved

BRONCOS - DEINE MARINER

BULLDOGS - MATT BURTON

COWBOYS - JAXON PURDUE

DOLPHINS - JAKE AVERILLO

DRAGONS - JAYDN SU’A

KNIGHTS - JERMAINE MCEWEN

PANTHERS - IZACK TAGO

RABBITOHS - LACHLAN HUBNER

ROOSTERS - SALESI FOKETI

RAIDERS - SAVELIO TAMALE

SEA EAGLES - TOLUTAU KOULA

SHARKS - MICHAEL GABRAEL

STORM - WILL WARBRICK

TITANS - AJ BRIMSON

WARRIORS - DALLIN WATENE-ZELEZNIAK

WESTS TIGERS - STARFORD TO’A

"Melbourne have everything to do with the release agreement if they've already signed, or taken action to sign Lomax outside the terms of the agreement....exactly, but they would not have done that unless the NRL gave them the thumbs up. We don't…"

"LB, me too.
A swap deal is not impossible. The issue is that while there may be legal leverage, Lomax remains a risky exchange and likely a temporary sugar hit.
If I were another club, I would not want to lose long term quality players for him, as…"

"Exactly Yobz! He still signed it after knowing R360 was off table for couple a years too, but RU was there as he agreed and looked into signing up to! It wasn't that he didn't have a chance to play that...just the offer of 450K wasn't enough. Tough,…"

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- - LB > Hell On Eels January 25, 2026 at 4:54pm
    
    Though do Melbourne see this as a chance to win in 2026? Bellamy's last year more likely.
Kenny Power January 25, 2026 at 4:14pm

This was the stupidest article ever

baeucally replace lomax for whatever shitty centre a club has

Like for like is a player comparable to or just below lomax that would boost our club

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