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.
Cronulla Sharks: Payne Haas
All things considered, the Cronulla Sharks' spine is firing this season, so no changes would be made here as there is no need to fix what isn't broken.
However, one area of improvement is at prop.
This is no blight on Thomas Hazleton or Toby Rudolf, who often pair with Addin Fonua-Blake, but they just aren't as dominant as some of the other props in the game, for instance, Payne Haas.
Bringing in Haas would mean the Sharks prop pairing would be the two Dally M Prop's of the Year for 2025.
It would prove to be a devastating combination that would allow Braydon Trindall and Nicho Hynes to thrive even more than they already have this season.
Let's be honest, which club wouldn't want Payne Haas in their team, but for the Sharks, it just makes the most sense.
