As you tuck into the Christmas ham, try to dodge the worst of the chat around the table and open the presents, NRL clubs will also be hoping they can score plenty from the most festive day of the year.
It's time of year when the NRL seems to stand still. Players are on leave, clubs go quiet and the signings - for about the only time all year - slow down.
But it won't stay that way for long. Clubs have turned their long-term attention towards their 2025 squads, while pre-season training will be back shortly ahead of the season kicking off in Las Vegas, which itself follows pre-season trials from the middle of February.
So, what does your club want for Christmas ahead of the 2024 season?
On behalf of the entire Zero Tackle team, we wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas, and safe holiday period.
2. Raiders: Sign an elite back-rower
The Raiders have spent what feels like just about every waking moment in the last 12 months talking about how they need to sign an elite back-rower.
It's not exactly a mystery why either - Elliott Whitehead, who actually played in the middle third at times last year - will hang up the boots at the end of 2024. Hudson Young is a gun, but is only one player, and adding to the depth issues, Corey Harawira-Naera is no guarantee to ever take to the field again.
That means Canberra are short in the back-row, and their very public pursuit of David Fifita as a leading case, but others as well, illustrates the club's desire to land one.
In a matter of urgency, it seems they are a show of signing Penrith back-rower Zac Hosking immediately, while others could be on the radar from the end of 2024.
Regardless, it's an area Canberra must find a signing for.
