We’ve sailed past the landmark date in the rugby league calendar of May 1st which means Super League clubs can now officially begin negotiations with players who will be off-contract after this season.

Signing these players early is always the priority for clubs, as no transfer fee is needed to pay their existing club if players are off-contract.

So far for 2025 we have seen a number of player deals, with Hull FC dominating the market having secured the signings of John Asiata, Oliver Holmes and Zak Hardaker from Leigh.

Wakefield are also expected to make a huge splash, having also confirmed Mike McMeeken from Catalans Dragons and with Tom Johnstone set to follow.

Of the players that are still yet to sign a new deal or for a new club, there are a number of huge names from around the league that play in the centre position.

We have a list of every player off-contract for 2025, but here are our top five centres.

Five of the best Super League centres off-contract after 2024

Konrad Hurrell

St Helens have an option to extend Hurrell’s contract through 2025.

However, if they don’t choose to trigger that option, one of Super League’s biggest names would find himself out of a club.

Despite being almost 33, he’s still got plenty of life left in him as seen by his two-try showing in the defeat to Hull KR.

His bold personality has split opinions among Super League fans, but his talent is unquestionable.

His excellent performances for Leeds Rhinos, following his move from Gold Coast Titans, earned him a move to perennial Super League champions St Helens, where he was a key member of the 2022 Grand Final-wining side.

He also appeared for Tonga’s national side between 2013 and 2022, while in 2016, he was named as part of the World All-Stars team for an NRL exhibition game.

Catalans Dragons, if they have the financial power, maybe a side interested, with Matt Ikuvalu and Matthieu Laguerre both off-contract for next season, while reportedly, it would see him reunited with Tommy Makinson, seeing a potentially exciting right-hand side of the field for next year.

Matthieu Laguerre

The French international has become an important member of Catalans’ side this year, despite only playing a handful of games last season and spending some of it on loan to Toulouse Olympique.

At 25, he has plenty of time to improve further, but he’s already a big part of a side that is usually one of the league’s best.

In his time in Super League, he’s also shown that he’s capable of doing a job on the wing, and operated from that position against England at the delayed World Cup in 2022.

Laguerre has scored at a rate of one try every two games, showing that he’s a valuable asset to any side interested in signing him.

Should Toulouse be likely to make it into 2025 based on their IMG score, they may see this as a signing they could make.

Ricky Leutele

Both Leutele and his partner in the centres, Zak Hardaker, are out of contract at the end of this season, meaning a major shake-up may have to be underway at Leigh ahead of next year.

Leutele spent nine seasons playing for Cronulla Sharks in NRL, playing 128 times and scoring 30 tries, before first coming to the Northern Hemisphere with a move to Toronto Wolfpack when they were in the Championship.

The ill-fated 2020 season, cut short by Covid, meant he headed back to Australia to play a single game for Melbourne, but he returned in 2021 to sign for Huddersfield Giants.

Since joining Leigh Leopards in 2023, he’s shown that he’s one of the best in his position in Super League, with his power a key asset for the Leopards.

He’s also scored five times already in this campaign despite the side struggling.

He won the 2016 NRL Premiership with the Sharks, but may well look to build on the 2023 Challenge Cup victory (he also missed the final) by making a big move.

Esan Marsters

The 27-year-old has been a terrific pickup for Huddersfield Giants since signing for them in 2023.

Playing 28 games for the Giants, he’s impressed in the side’s recent performances, which have catapulted them up the Super League table.

Previously, he’s played for Wests Tigers, North Queensland Cowboys and Gold Coast Titans, making almost 100 NRL appearances.

For the Tigers, he also showed his kicking ability, scoring 96 in 61 games.

From 2018 to 2019, Marsters was part of the New Zealand national team, picking up six caps, but has also made eight appearances for the Cook Islands.

He’s also versatile, capable of playing stand-off alongisde his centre position. The New Zealander’s playmaking capability from centre is a real asset to any side that picks him up for next year, if he doesn’t extend for Huddersfield.

Waqa Blake

Another from St Helens, the Fijian international has operated as both a centre and winger in the past.

He signed for St Helens, ahead of the 2024 campaign, from NRL.

This has been his first-ever campaign in Super League, but his numbers Down Under are impressive: in his time with Penrith Panthers, he scored 34 tries in 88 games.

He was the club’s top try-scorer in 2018 after scoring 12 in 15 games.

He was named in the NRL Auckland Nines squad on multiple occasions, being part of the Team of the Tournament in 2017.

Until 2023, he played for Parramatta Eels.

His 2022 was strong, being key to their run to the NRL Grand Final, which they lost to former-side Penrith Panthers, but he was released after 2023.

Despite being moved into the reserves team at Saints this year, he’d surely be worth a punt from another side, as his ceiling is incredibly high.