The NRL have confirmed they will name another Immortal in August, and reports have already jumped to the conclusion that Cameron Smith and Johnathan Thurston are in the mix.
That comes with the NRL altering the rules, allowing players to be addmitted to the Hall of Fame just three years after their retirement.
There is little doubt that Smith and Thurston will be among the group of players added to the Hall of Fame at the ceremony, with a fair chance Billy Slater and Cooper Cronk will join them.
But the NRL simply can not admit any of those players as Immortals yet. The Immortals concept is supposed to recognise the greatest players in the history of the game, and while there is little doubt those players are going to be there one day, now would be too soon.
They were widely panned for adding Andrew Johns too early back in 2012, and can't afford to make the same mistake here, particularly given the number of other candidates who should be considered from previous generations, including one of Johns' great rivals.
Here are ten players the NRL should be considering for the next Immortal spot.
This story was originally published in July.
1. Peter Sterling
Pending how far the NRL look backwards in inducting the next Immortal, Peter Sterling could well be the favourite. One of the most gifted players to lace up a boot, the former Parramatta Eels halfback played 228 games for the club between 1978 and 1992.
That run included the last run of dominance for the Eels, with the club taking out premierships in 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1986.
He was named the Dally M Player of the Year in 1986 and 1987 and took out the Golden Boot in 1987. He also won the Rothmans Medal in 1987 and 1990, while he was named the Rugby League Week Player of the Year in 1984, 1986 and 1987.
One of the dominant players of his generation, he was recognised as number 11 in Rugby League Week's Top 100 players (announced in 1992), and made the NRL's team of the 1980s in 2004.
In that time, he played 13 State of Origins and 18 Tests for Australia, and while those numbers don't break any records, Sterling had a career that deserves to be recognised in an elite pool of players.
He must surely be the favourite.
