The Mole: Moses Suli gets another new club, stars have to return expensive cars

There's finally some good news for Dragons fans, with Tongan international centre Moses Suli agreeing to a three-year deal for next season.

The contract can't be registered while the NRL is in limbo, but there is no doubting it - the powerhouse Manly centre will be wearing the big Red V in 2021.

The Dragons lost their opening two games of this season and lack of strike power in the centres has been a glaring problem for some time.

The club's two starting centres, Euan Aitken and Tim Lafai, have struggled to penetrate and at least one will make way for Suli next season.

The enigmatic Suli, 21, had a rocky start to his league career, being sent packing by both the Tigers and Bulldogs for a poor attitude.

But a switch to Manly in 2018 brought out the best in the hulking centre.

He was a regular member of the Sea Eagles' side last season and scored tries in both the team's finals appearances.

Sea Eagles coach Des Hasler isn't too worried about Suli going though - he has three outstanding young centres in Josh Schuster, Ben Trbojevic and Albert Hopoate, and Dylan Walker could also move back from five-eighth into the centres.

STARS FORCED TO RETURN EXPENSIVE RIDES

It's not just the upcoming cut in salary that has many of the NRL's top earners worried.

I'm hearing that plenty of the game's top players have already had to return expensive cars that were part of their packages.

That has forced the stars to go out and buy new cars at a time when they are trying to cut their spending.

While this won't earn them much sympathy from the out-of-work man in the street, it's just another example of the massive impact of the worldwide pandemic.

NRL vs CLUBS ORIGIN STOUSH LOOMS

When rugby league IS finally given the all-clear to resume, stand by for an almighty bun fight between the NRL and the clubs over State of Origin.

The NRL is desperate to play the annual three-game Origin series, as it represents a $15 million windfall in TV rights and ticket sales.

But the clubs' first priority is to get the weekly games up and running to get some cash into their dwindling accounts.

Depending on when the game kicks off again, there might not be time for Origin and week to week club football - and then the gloves will really be off.

BOOM SHARKS PROSPECT TURNING HEADS

Rival clubs are showing plenty of interest in a giant teenage Sharks front-rower.

Will Arrage, aged 17, won the Coach's Award as best player in the Harold Matthews Cup last season and was moved up to SG Ball this year.

A member of the Australian Under-15 Merit Team a couple of years ago, Arrage looks set for a long NRL career and is being carefully groomed by the Sharks.

He is contracted to Cronulla for 2021 - but a lot can happen between now and kick-off time next season.