 As players and clubs aligned with either the ARL or the Super League competitions, various players became dislodged from their clubs.Parramatta, aligning with the ARL, were able to recruit ARL-aligned players from Super League-aligned clubs.This led to Parramatta signing star players Dean Pay, Jason Smith, Jim Dymock and Jarrod McCracken, from 1995 premiers Canterbury Bulldogs, alongside Aaron Raper and Adam Ritson from Cronulla.