The 2025 NRL season will get underway on Sunday (Australian time) and it's this time of year where every team considers themselves a chance at something special, and this time of year where pundits make outrageous calls for the season ahead.

We here at Zero Tackle posed our team with a list of 11 different questions for the year ahead, and here is what they came up with.

Matt Clements

Premiers: Melbourne Storm
Runners up: Penrith Panthers
Minor premiers: Melbourne Storm
Wooden spoon: South Sydney Rabbitohs
Dally M Medal: Nathan Cleary
Top try-scorer: Ronaldo Mulitalo
Top point scorer: Nathan Cleary
Biggest overachiever: St George Illawarra Dragons
Biggest underachiever: Sydney Roosters
Most improved player: Ethan Strange
Rookie of the year: Isaiah Iongi

Ethan Lee Chalk

Premiers: Penrith Panthers
Runners up: Canterbury Bulldogs
Minor premiers: Cronulla Sharks
Wooden spoon: St George Illawarra Dragons
Dally M Medal: Nathan Cleary
Top try-scorer: Dominic Young
Top point scorer: Jamayne Isaako
Biggest overachiever: Wests Tigers
Biggest underachiever: St George Illawarra Dragons
Most improved player: Jeral Skelton
Rookie of the year: Isaiah Iongi

Dan Nichols

Premiers: Melbourne Storm
Runners up: Penrith Panthers
Minor premiers: Melbourne Storm
Wooden spoon: St George Illawarra Dragons
Dally M Medal: Nathan Cleary
Top try-scorer: Ronaldo Mulitalo
Top point scorer: Nick Meaney
Biggest overachiever: Gold Coast Titans
Biggest underachiever: Sydney Roosters
Most improved player: Fletcher Sharpe
Rookie of the year: Isaiah Iongi

Scott Pryde

Premiers: Melbourne Storm
Runners up: Penrith Panthers
Minor premiers: Melbourne Storm
Wooden spoon: Sydney Roosters
Dally M Medal: Nathan Cleary
Top try-scorer: Jamayne Isaako
Top point scorer: Jamayne Isaako
Biggest overachiever: The Dolphins
Biggest underachiever: Sydney Roosters
Most improved player: Jeral Skelton
Rookie of the year: Isaiah Iongi

Nick Splitter

Premiers: Melbourne Storm
Runners up: Manly Sea Eagles
Minor premiers: Cronulla Sharks
Wooden spoon: Canberra Raiders
Dally M Medal: Nicho Hynes
Top try-scorer: Sunia Turuva
Top point scorer: Jamayne Isaako
Biggest overachiever: Manly Sea Eagles
Biggest underachiever: Sydney Roosters
Most improved player: Stefano Utoikamanu
Rookie of the year: Robert Toia

Xander Gee

Premiers: Cronulla Sharks
Runners up: Melbourne Storm
Minor premiers: Melbourne Storm
Wooden spoon: Sydney Roosters
Dally M Medal: Nicho Hynes
Top try-scorer: Ronaldo Mulitalo
Top point scorer: Nick Meaney
Biggest overachiever: Newcastle Knights
Biggest underachiever: Sydney Roosters
Most improved player: Max Plath
Rookie of the year: Owen Pattie