If Santa were to visit each club and deliver one present, what would fit the needs of each side ahead of the new year?
Here, we look at the one thing atop each NRL team's Christmas wishlist this festive season...
Parramatta Eels
Wish: Eliminate all player contract clauses
There is only one Christmas wish Parramatta Eels fans want, and that is to eliminate all player exit clauses once and for all!
From November 1, all of Dylan Brown, Shaun Lane, Ryan Matterson, Will Penisini and youngster Saxon Pryke have been able to negotiate with other clubs, safe in the knowledge they have the safety blanket of an option at Parramatta.
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The options for Lane and Pryke are mutual, meaning the club also have to pick them up, but often, mutual options are based on performance-based criteria, which are more often than not achievable.
It only gets worse for the Eels with Mitchell Moses having options in his contract for 2027 and 2028, but luckily, his management and the club are working towards removing the options.
It would seem that the board and coach of Newcastle Knights donโt believe in Santa.