The Gold Coast Titans come into 2024 with new direction, new leadership and a breath of fresh air around the club.
But whether that is enough to turn around the plight of a club who, on the whole, have struggled since they entered the competition almost two decades ago is anyone's guess.
What is assured for the Titans is that they have a number of players locked up on long-term deals which provide plenty of stability for the club.
Not only that, but their key parts are among those deals. David Fifita and Tino Fa'asuamaleaui both re-signed long-term last year, while star AJ Brimson is also signed.
But it doesn't mean there aren't questions hovering over the Titans.
Here are the ones that will define 2024.
3. Will David Fifita play at the same level as 2023?
If you wind the clock back to the 2022 season, you find a version of David Fifita who hasn't existed at any other point in his career.
He struggled to get his hands on the football, had very little impact at either end of the park, and was dropped from the Queensland State of Origin side.
So bad was it that at one point he found himself moved to the centres for the Titans as the club looked for any way to get him somewhere near his best.
But fast forward 12 months, and Fifita is coming off what is arguably a career-best season.
The bulldozing second-rower was superb for the Gold Coast last year, a tackle-breaking machine who put in effort at both ends of the park, it was little to no surprise to see Queensland coach Billy Slater recall him to the Origin squad.
And yet, there is always the question of what version of Fifita will we get this year.
The answer to that could well be one of the deciding factors in what sort of season the Titans have, such is his importance to their cause.
