“We expect to re-sign Payne within the next couple of weeks,” Walters told Triple M’s Sunday Sin Bin.
“That’s not something I’m managing, it’s others in the club looking after that.
“We’re very confident we can maintain and keep Payne long-term at the club.
“He is playing some of the best football of his career and is still only 23.
“We’ve got a few other guys coming through like Ezra Mam, Reece Walsh, Selwyn Cobbo, Kotoni Staggs, Pat Carrigan …we expect to retain all of those guys and keep them here long-term.
“That’s how I see things. If we can provide a good, fun environment for them to come to work in, that’s half the battle.
“I’m very confident we can hang on to all those guys we need to.”