As you tuck into the Christmas ham, try to dodge the worst of the chat around the table and open the presents, NRL clubs will also be hoping they can score plenty from the most festive day of the year.
It's time of year when the NRL seems to stand still. Players are on leave, clubs go quiet and the signings - for about the only time all year - slow down.
But it won't stay that way for long. Clubs have turned their long-term attention towards their 2025 squads, while pre-season training will be back shortly ahead of the season kicking off in Las Vegas, which itself follows pre-season trials from the middle of February.
So, what does your club want for Christmas ahead of the 2024 season?
On behalf of the entire Zero Tackle team, we wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas, and safe holiday period.
16. Tigers: Jarome Luai making immediate switch
The Tigers have signed plenty of halves for 2024, but it's very unclear how they will perform under Benji Marshall.
Aidan Sezer is winding to the back-end of his career but returns for a stint in the NRL after his time in the English Super League, while Jayden Sullivan, who was stuck behind Ben Hunt at the Dragons, hasn't cemented a first-grade spot.
Latu Fainu - who has made the move from the Manly Sea Eagles - is the great hope for the Tigers, and while he will almost undoubtedly make his first-grade debut at some point in the coming season, that doesn't mean he is going to be ready to go, or ready to save a struggling outfit early in the year.
The Tigers latest rebuild, with a new coach and a new board may not happen overnight, but somehow convincing the Tigers to release Jarome Luai early would be an exceptional boost.
That said, they can't afford to be letting go of someone like David Klemmer to facilitate it.
