Given all the negativity surrounding the game prior to the holiday break, we thought it might be fun to take a not so serious look at the game.
In the face of negative headlines, the NRL is always looking for positive moments and headlines.
The best way to promote the game is by promoting its most likeable stars.
Although the likes of Smith, Gallen and Cherry-Evans all have huge profiles, the general feeling is they're not the most likeable players.
The below five players are the five who first come to mind when I think of the NRL's most marketable stars.
This is supposed to be a very light-hearted look at five players who could front NRL promotions and be pushed as the face of the game.
It is designed to be a discussion point and we'd love to hear who you believe the game's most marketable players are.
3. Tommy Turbo
Young Sea Eagles superstar Tom Trbojevic has emerged from a brilliant prospect into a mainstay at every level of the game.
Tommy Turbo is one of the game's most popular players. You head down to a park in the northern suburbs of Sydney and there's a good chance the youngsters are trying to emulate the star number one.
Trbojevic is destined for huge things on and off the field. He has all the talent in the world and more importantly seems to have a great head on his shoulders.
He's managed to avoid many of the headlines a few young stars have attracted and makes the headlines for all the right reasons.
I'm an unashamed fan of the Manly, Blues and Kangaroos star and I doubt I'm the only one.
He's literally front and centre of all of the Manly membership drives along with his brother Jake.
The NRL could do far worse than have young Turbo promoted as the face of the game.
Personally I’d say that J Turbo is more marketable than his brother. Yes, Tommy does the things that attract fans and make the game interesting but Jake is a natural leader, not afraid to do the hard yards and can still produce the odd offload that leads to a flash bit of play.