Brodie Croft will join Warrington Wolves next season after agreeing a three-year contract with the club, ending his stay at Leeds Rhinos and setting up a direct swap with George Williams at the Halliwell Jones. Warrington will use Croft as their next marquee player, with the former Super League standout set to replace Williams after the England halfback decided to return to the NRL with the Dolphins.
The move lands at a point when Croft’s path back to Australia had already narrowed. His hopes of a return to the NRL with St George Illawarra Dragons ended when the Dragons signed Luke Metcalf, closing off the route that had looked possible for much of the year. Warrington made Croft their number one halfback target heading into 2027, and the deal gives them the playmaker they wanted for the long term.
Croft leaves Leeds with a strong record and a reputation that has travelled across both sides of the world. He was crowned Super League’s best player in 2022 while at Salford Red Devils, then joined Leeds in 2024 for a six-figure fee. Across Salford and Leeds, he has scored 40 tries in 109 appearances, including 13 tries in 10 outings in the current campaign. Before moving to Super League, he played 65 games in the NRL for Melbourne Storm and Brisbane Broncos.
Leeds had been preparing for the possibility of losing him for months and had already tabled a deal to keep him, but the club is now set to lose its sixth player at the end of the season. Mikolaj Oledzki, Harry Newman and James McDonnell are heading to the Perth Bears, while Cameron Smith and Ned McCormack are bound for Wakefield Trinity. Ryan Hall’s future remains unclear, but Leeds are confident they will replace Croft and have significant flexibility on the salary cap.
That gives the Rhinos room to move quickly. They are invested in young halfback George Brown and are confident of securing him on a new contract soon, while also looking for a prop as another priority. Leeds also have Chris Hankinson and Jeremiah Matautia off contract, which leaves them with space for at least two major signings as they reshape the squad after Croft’s departure.
