A lot can change in rugby league, quickly!
That will be the hope of the bottom few teams in the competition right now.
We've seen quick rises, and quick falls, across the space of a few weeks, or an off-season.
An influx of recruits, a new coach, stars returning from injuries. Sometimes it's even a youngster who catches fire at the right time.
Today we're going to look at the bottom five teams in the NRL and rank the brightness of their futures.
The below rankings take into account success next season and beyond. For instance one club may do better next season yet long-term they don't success as much as another. It's all weighted.
Ultimately this is just for fun and we'd love to hear your thoughts.
Here are the bottom five NRL teams as of Round 21 taken from the current NRL ladder, but for the pursposes of this, ranked in the order of least likely to most likely of a fast recovery.
1. Gold Coast Titans
It's hard to state, with any degree of certainty, that I believe the Titans will finish the highest of these five clubs next year.
It is, however, very easy to state I believe they have the highest ceiling of any of the clubs currently in the NRL's bottom five.
Their spine is one that is both built for the modern, faster game, and one that they can seriously run with for the next five years.
Keano Kini (22), Jayden Campbell (26), Zane Harrison (20) and Oliver Pascoe (26) have all been brilliant next year and all have their best footy ahead of them.
As a Sharks fan I have a soft spot for Josh Hannay. I was sad to see him leave the club but it would have been cruel to hold him back from a First Grade coaching gig.
Tino Fa'asuamaleaui is one of the game's premier forwards, and inspirational leader and (finally) locked to the club long-term.
In terms of next year's player movement, Mawene Hiroti is a straight swap for Phillip Sami while Luke Hanson is a handy halves option.
They're not losing any major players whilst the players off contract aren't First Grade regulars.
They're a player or two away from a genuine Finals tilt but the roster here is so exciting and their ceiling is astronomical.
If Kini and Campbell kick on like they are on track to do, they could be the most must watch team in the competition, and a successful one at that.
