Players are on leave, presents are being opened, and food is being prepared to be consumed.
But what does your club want under the Christmas tree in 2025?
Here is what's on the wishlist for every team this year.
To all our readers, the Zero Tackle team wishes you a very Merry Christmas and happy holidays.
Cronulla Sharks
Nicho Hynes to recapture Dally M form
The Sharks are another club who should be in a premiership window, but have been bundled out at the preliminary final stage in each of the last two seasons.
There was a strong feeling around the competition coming out of 2024 that they were probably one key forward short of being able to properly compete. Addin Fonua-Blake's arrival however saw the club get to exactly the same stage as the year before.
It's not Fonua-Blake who needs to pick things up though.
Nicho Hynes, on seven figures, enters 2026 as one of the competition's most under pressure players.
His Dally M season was one of the best individual seasons ever witnessed, but he has struggled to make it back to that level since. Braydon Trindall is now almost undisputably Cronulla's number one half, but the Sharks would be a far better side if Hynes got back to his absolute best when it counts in 2026.
That was an enjoyable read Scott, on a Boxing Day morning with a temperature that precludes a dip in the water.
I think you’ve nailed it for most of the clubs, there.
If you get bored future gazing, and fancy a change to “fantasy” mode, how about giving us a column of “the one thing they would do differently, if they had 2025 again….” ?