Five rounds into the 2026 NRL season and the ladder is already beginning to take shape.
The Penrith Panthers have returned to the top of the pedestal, while the Wests Tigers and Newcastle Knights have shocked everyone by sitting in the top four.
Surprisingly, last year's minor premiers and premiers, the Canberra Raiders and Brisbane Broncos respectively, both find themselves outside of the top eight.
Then languishing at the bottom are the winless St George Illawarra Dragons.
But what would happen if every club could hit the reset button on one position, just for this season?
No salary cap, no contract negotiation, no release clauses, just a free pass to draft in any rugby league player to their team.
Not necessarily the best in the game, but the right player for the right team.
So, here's who every NRL team would be stealing right now, if they could.
New Zealand Warriors: Sua Fa'alogo
After a blistering start to the season, the New Zealand Warriors have been dealt a reality check with back-to-back losses.
One key change in their line-ups recently is having Taine Tuaupiki at fullback and Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad at centre.
While Nicoll-Klokstad seems to impress wherever he is on the field, the Warriors seem to have lost their spark with Tuaupiki in the number one jersey.
Therefore, the Warriors would steal arguably the liveliest fullback in the competition, Sua Fa'alogo.
Fa'alogo would be a welcome addition to almost any club in the NRL, but for the Warriors, he brings X factor and good defence, two things that could be improved for them at fullback right now.
When I saw the Broncos and our one I was crying. If this ever happened, Hughes is too old, and we CAN’T lose our skip.
Edit: Also the Knights one, if Presto doesn’t get re-signed I’ll cry for a week.
Critta tot he Bronx to play left centre ? I thought all the trouble with Xerri was that he wanted to play right centre, but that is where Critta has been playing. Or have I got that wrong ?