Christmas is here, and for a brief moment, the NRL world will slow down to take in the holiday period and festive season.
But with salary cap and collective bargaining agreement discussions continuing, clubs still not having full rosters for the 2023 campaign, and over 190 players remaining off-contract at the end of the season ahead, it won't stay slow for long.
Teams will be back training and making final preparations for the new season before long, and every club in the competition needs a visit from the big guy in the red suit this morning to deliver a shower of magic for the new season.
Here is what your club needs for 2023.
On behalf of the entire Zero Tackle team, I'd like to wish all our readers a very merry Christmas and safe holiday season for you and your family.
3. Canterbury Bulldogs: Cameron Ciraldo to find his feet quickly
The Canterbury Bulldogs have been in the doldrums for a number of years, but there is finally a positive vibe coming out of Belmore, with the club primed to turn around.
A lot of that is down to director of football Phil Gould, who is turning the club around with radical recruitment and retention decisions, and a longer-term plan regarding Canterbury's pathways.
But no club will turn things around without the coaching situation in order.
That end has plenty of potential for it to work in 2023 following Canterbury's signing of Cameron Ciraldo, who joins from Penrith for his first head coaching role.
If he makes it work, then Canterbury will be a top-eight hope. If he doesn't, it'll be back to the drawing board for the famous old club.
